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