Hammer, percussion

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OBJECT TYPE: NON-SPECIFIC
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0214.001

MANUFACTURER: Chapman, J.H.
MODEL: TAYLOR
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL HANDLE; RUBBER STRIKING PAD.

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.5 cm
Width: 5.5 cm
Height: 2.0 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: Chapman
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS STYLE OF PERCUSSION HAMMER POPULAR C. 1890S-1920S.
Canada: PART OF COLLECTION OF MR. JOSEF ELSENER: HE WAS SWISS BORN & TRAINED AS ARMOURER, EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1952 & BECAME A BUSINESSMAN. HIS COLLECTION OF 1000+ PIECES WAS FOCUSED ON FINELY MADE APPARATUS INCLUDING MACHINE TOOLS, SURVEYING EQ., MEDICAL APPARATUS & SOME ELECTRICAL TEST & RADIO EQ.
Function: USED TO TEST MUSCLE STRETCH REFLEX.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF TAYLOR PATTERN PERCUSSION HAMMER, TYPE MOST COMMONLY USED BY PHYSICIANS TO TEST PHYSICAL REFLEXES. DESIGNED BY JOHN MADISON TAYLOR C. 1888, EARLY HAMMERS HAD AN OPENLOOP HANDLE AND WEIGHED 60-70 GRAMS. LATER VERSIONS (C. 1920+) WERE DESIGNED WITH A SOLID HANDLE WITH A POINTED TIP FOR ELICITING CUTANEOUS REFLEXES. LATER HAMMERS WERE ALSO MADE HEAVIER, WEIGHING BETWEEN 80 AND 140 GRAMS. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "J.H. CHAPMAN" stamped on one side of handle; "GERMANY" stamped on reverse.
Missing: NONE. RUBBER PAD IS DRY AND CRACKING.
Finish: SILVER METAL HANDLE; RED RUBBER PAD.
Decoration: N/A

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Chapman, J.H., Hammer, percussion, before 1920, Artifact no. 2002.0214, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0214.001/

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