General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

9

Total Parts

9

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD INSTRUMENT CASE HAS BRASS NAMEPLATE; METAL HINGES AND SLIDING LOCKS; FABRIC LINED.

Dimensions

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

Length

35.0 cm

Width

11.6 cm

Height

4.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Instruments

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

TEUFEL

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS SET PROBABLY USED C. MID-19TH CENTURY- FIRST QUARTER OF 20TH CENTURY.

Canada

THIS SET OF SOUNDS MAY HAVE BELONGED TO DR. W.D.M. BELL, PHYSICIAN IN VILLIAGE OF VARS, ONT. IN LATE 1880S UNTIL C. 1910. THIS TYPE OF INSTRUMENT SET USED BY PHYSICAINS IN CANADADURING MID 1850S- C.1925, AND POSSIBLY LATER.

Function

USED FOR EXPLORING THE BLADDER IN ORDER TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF FOREIGN BODIES, ESPECIALLY STONES.

Technical

LITHOTOMY IS THE REMOVAL OF STONES FROM THE BLADDER. SOUNDS ARE USED TO LOCATE THE STONE, PRIOR TO IT'S REMOVAL DURING SURGERY. SOUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A VARIETY OF PATTERNS AND SIZES: THIS SET IS LIKELY OF VAN BUREN'S PATTERN, AND CONTAINS SOUNDS NO. 14 TO 34 FRENCH SCALE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"DR. W.D.M. Bell." incised in script on nameplate on case top.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

WOODEN CASE IS STAINED; RED FLOCKED FABRIC LINING.

Decoration

N/A