Specimen, biological

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OBJECT TYPE: human/mounted
DATE: 1984
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0689.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Appendix
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: Groves appendix specimen
Patents: N/A
General Description: synthetic (including plexiglass] formaldehyde (?); human tissue

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: 4.0 cm
Height: 9.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Penz
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This specimen was mounted in display case in 1984. Appendix removed from patient in 1883.
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. Preserved appendix removed during reputed first elective appendectomy, performed by Dr. Abraham Groves near Fergus, Ont. on May 10, 1883. [Ref. 4]
Function: To preserve and display medical specimen.
Technical: Preserved appendix removed during reputed first elective appendectomy, performed by Dr. Abraham Groves near Fergus, Ont. on May 10, 1883. [Ref. 4]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Label on case front reads "Appendix/ removed May 10, 1883/ by Dr. A. Groves/ Patient recovered."
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Appendix mounted on clear synthetic [plexiglass ?] board using black thread [possibly suture material], and suspended in fluid (formaldehyde ?] within plexiglass case; bears paper label. Synthetic stopper on underside of display case is pale orange.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Specimen, biological, 1984, Artifact no. 2002.0689, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0689.001/

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