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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0869.018

MANUFACTURER: MEYEROWITZ, E.B.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 18
Total Parts: 41
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM HANDLES, METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MEYEROWITZ
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C.1920
Canada: AN EXAMPLE OF EYE INSTRUMENTS USED IN CANADA C1920-1930'S.SOME WERE USED BY A JACK WALL WHO WORKED IN THE ARCTIC FOR DEPT. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS (now referred to as Crown-Indigenous and Northern Relations Canada and Indigenous Services Canada) "MANY YEARS" AGO. HIS EXPERTISE WAS IN "TRACHOMA" OR INFECTIONS OF THE EYE. THE ROLLER FORCEPS.3 ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR TRACHOMA (REF.2).
Function: HOOK, SIMILAR TO SPATULA HOOK. ( REF.1 PG. 941 NO. 5979)
Technical: EXAMPLES OF EYE-SPECIALISTS TOOLS AVAILABLE C.1920.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ETCHED ON SIDE OF HANDLE OF INSTRUMENT: 'E.B. MEYEROWITZ'
Missing: N/A
Finish: SILVER-COLOURED METAL, HANDLES ALUMINUM
Decoration: N/A

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MEYEROWITZ, E.B., Hook, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0869, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0869.018/

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