Stethoscope

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OBJECT TYPE
MONAURAL
DATE
1890–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2002.0078.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
.1 ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION..2 BAKELITE EARPIECE HAS METAL CENTRE RIM.

Dimensions

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

Length
6.3 cm
Width
6.3 cm
Height
18.0 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
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
THIS STETHOSCOPE USED C.1880+. NOT USED AFT6ER 1925.
Canada
PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF MEDICAL ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL & TRADE LITERATURE TRANSFERRED TO CSTM IN 2002 FROM THE FORMER HISTORY OF MEDICINE MUSEUM, TORONTO, ONT. THIS STETHOSCOPE WAS USED BY DR. JOHN MCALPINE WHO PRACTICED AT LINDSAY, ONT. 1880-1925.
Function
INSTRUMENT USED TO AMPLIFY SOUNDS FROM WITHIN THE BODY, INCLUDING HEARTBEAT, PULSE, AND BREATHING, SO THAT THEY MAY BE HEARD BY THE USER.
Technical
EXAMPLE OF MONAURAL STETHOSCOPE WITH SEPARATE EARPIECE. FIRSTMONAURAL STETHOSCOPE INVENTED IN FRANCE IN 1816: COMPACT & RUGGED, THE INSTRUMENT GREATLY IMPROVED THE PHYSICIAN'S ABILITY TO LISTEN TO INTERNAL BODY SOUNDS. MONAURAL USED EXCLUSIVELY C. 1820-1850 WHEN BINAURAL STETHOSCOPE INTRODUCED.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
.1 "X930.5.3B" handwritten in white ink on earpiece end of shaft..2 "X930.5.3A" handwritten in white ink on earpiece rim.
Missing
NONE.
Finish
.1 NICKEL PLATED STETHOSCOPE TUBE AND CHESTPIECE; DARK BROWN/BLACK BAKELITE EARPIECE.
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Stethoscope, circa 1890–1900, Artifact no. 2002.0078, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0078.001/

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