Stethoscope

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OBJECT TYPE: NON-SPECIFIC/BINAURAL
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0421.001

MANUFACTURER: Sklar
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Bright chromed finish on stethoscope chest piece and binaurals; red rubber tubing; black synthetic ear tips; light brown diaphragm.

Dimensions

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

Length: 61.0 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 2.2 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: Sklar
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Used c. 1950s- c. 1990s.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF MEDICAL ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL & TRADE LITERATURE TRANSFERRED FROM UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. Originally owned & used by Dr. Tom P. Morley.
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: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "SKLARCHROME/ MADE IN U.S.A." incised on chest piece. "998.10.14" printed by hand in black ink on one binaural.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Bright chromed finish on stethoscope chest piece and binaurals; red rubber tubing; black synthetic ear tips; light brown diaphragm.
Decoration: N/A

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Sklar, Stethoscope, circa 1950, Artifact no. 2002.0421, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0421.001/

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