Specimen, biological

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OBJECT TYPE: human
DATE: 1878
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0731.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Urinary calculi
LOCATION: Fergus, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: Groves calculi
Patents: N/A
General Description: glass bottle; metal lid; paper label; ethafoam packing; 6 calculi

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 12.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 5.9 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Groves
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Fergus

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: These stones were removed from patient April 20, 1878: presumably displayed until c, 1969
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.
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Dr. A. Groves/ Fergus :: Ontario" and "SHAKE WELL BEFORE USING/ RETURN THE BOTTLE" mechanically printed on label. "Six calculi removed from/ Wm. Hood's bladder April 20th/ 1878. Supra pubic. In the/ Bull Frog Tavern: E[illegible]/ Road, Guelph." written by hand on label. "D [inside raised diamond logo]/ 3888/ 2" appears in raised print on underside of bottle. UHN catalogue no. "969.38" printed by hand in black ink on lower edge of bottle.
Missing: Unknown
Finish: Six calculi appear to have grey-brown and white roughened exterior; contained in clear glass bottle with white ethafoam padding, and metal screw lid painted navy- blue; buff-coloured paper label has black text.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Specimen, biological, 1878, Artifact no. 2002.0731, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0731.001/

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