General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.3 ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length

31.0 cm

Width

8.0 cm

Height

1.5 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

Down

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF INSTRUMENT PROBABLY USED C. 1970S+

Canada

PART OF COLLECTION OF MR. JOSEF ELSENER: HE WAS SWISS BORN & TRAINED AS ARMOURER. HE 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

GUIDE USED TO SUPPORT CUTTING BLADE (REAMER) AT DESIRED ANGLE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF HOLDER OR GUIDE FOR SUPPORTING BONE REAMERS (AND POSSIBLY OTHER INSTRUMENTS) AT DESIRED ANGLE DURING SURGERY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "R/ DOWN/ ENGLAND" incised in one side of grip..2 No markings visible on locking pin..3 "DOWN ENGLAND/ 11/ STAINLESS" incised on rotating head of reamer; "DOWN" and "ENGLAND" incised on shaft.

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

.1 BRUSHED SILVER METAL GRIP; BRIGHT SILVER METAL SUPPORT ARM..2 SILVER METAL LOCKING PIN HAS ROUGHLY TEXTURED GRIP SURFACE..3 BRIGHT SILVER METALREAMER.

Decoration

N/A