Stethoscope
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MONAURAL
- DATE
- 1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0082.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Gray, J. & Son
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Sheffield, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 6.5 cm
- Width
- 6.5 cm
- Height
- 18.3 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
- Gray
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Sheffield
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS STETHOSCOPE PRESUMABLY USED C. 1900.
- 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, ON. - 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 TWO-PIECE MONAURAL STETHOSCOPE, WITH SEPARATE EAR-PIECE. FIRST MONAURAL 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
- .2 "J. GRAY & SON/ SHEFFIELD" stamped in top of earpiece.
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- BRIGHT SILVER METAL FINISH.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Gray, J. & Son, Stethoscope, circa 1900, Artifact no. 2002.0082, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0082.001/
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