Cover, access panel

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0071.002

MANUFACTURER: STERNE EQUIPMENT CO. LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 13
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal panel cover

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Medical equipment
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Manufacturer

AKA: STERNE
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This type of diathermy machine used c. 1950s+. This machine used by donor's father in 1950s. (ref. 3)
Canada: "Sterne stabilized supertherm ultra short wave generator" manufactured in Toronto, Ont. by Sterne Equipment Co. Ltd. of Toronto. Used in Bowmanville, Ont. practice of Dr. H.B. Rundle (b.1911;d.1997) in 1950s (father of original donor). Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade lit. given by UHN in 2002.
Function: Unknown
Technical: Example of diathermy machine manufactured and used in 1950s. This unit was used in by owner Dr. H.B. Rundle in his office: electrodes (.6-.1) were wrapped in towels, and then tied in place on chest using long cotton tapes (.12-.13). (ref. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

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Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Off-white enamel painted finish
Decoration: N/A

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STERNE EQUIPMENT CO. LTD., Cover, access panel, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 2002.0071, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0071.002/

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