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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0575.003

MANUFACTURER: Jones Medical Instrument Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: washers
Patents: N/A
General Description: synthetic washer; metal washer

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Medical equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Jones
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Instrument probably used c. 1970s+. Not used after 1981. These washers may be unused.
Canada: Component of instrument which is 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. Originally donated to Academy of Medicine- History of Medicine Museum by Dr. S.W. Epstein, 407-25 Leonard Ave., Toronto, ON M5T 2R2, in 1981.
Function: To increase compression or pressure exerted.
Technical: 3 specialty washers to be used under hex packing nut, in order to increase compression.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Washers are unmarked. Tag fastened to bag containing washers marked "WASHERS TO BE/ USED UNDER HEX/ PACKING NUT IF/ MORE COMPRESSION/ IS REQUIRED". "824" printed by hand in blue ink on tag face.
Missing: None.
Finish: One black synthetic, and two silver metal washers; paper tag.
Decoration: N/A

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Jones Medical Instrument Co., Hardware collection, 1970, Artifact no. 2002.0575, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0575.003/

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