Case, storage-carrying

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OBJECT TYPE: hinged lid
DATE: 1912
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0765.003

MANUFACTURER: Queen & Co.
MODEL: Dr. Dare's Hemoglobinometer
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: wood; imitation leather; metal

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.2 cm
Width: 10.2 cm
Height: 4.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Queen
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Presumably used c. 1912+
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: To contain and protect contents when not in use.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Dr. Dare's/ Hemoglobinometer" printed in gold tone script on case lid. "Dr. Dare's/ Hemoglobinometer/ Made by/ Queen & Co./ Phila. Pa." printed in gold tone script on underside of case lid. UHN catalogue no. "X969.4.1 C" printed by hand in white ink on case back, below one hinge.
Missing: Missing large areas of imitation leather covering on case.
Finish: Wooden case has dark wine-red limitation leather covering on case exterior black coated paper covering on interior. Bronze colour metal hinges and closure. Edges of case lid have been reinforced with buff-colour fabric tape.
Decoration: N/A

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