Stethoscope part

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OBJECT TYPE: non-specific/binaural/Cammann
DATE: 1855–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0844.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: ear tubes
Patents: N/A
General Description: Rigid dark brown rubber or bakelite ear tubes; silver metal sprint and screw adjustment fitting links ear tubes.

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.4 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 3.0 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: Unknown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Presumably used c. 1855-1900; possibly also used later.
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: Allows user to hear sounds from within the body. Especially used to listen to heart, pulse & lungs.
Technical: George P. Cammann introduced his improved binaural stethoscope in 1855. This portion (ear tubes and connection to chest piece tube] would probably have been connected to a large bell-shaped chest piece.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident, save UHN catalogue no. "X942.2.3" printed by hand in white ink on one metal bracket.
Missing: Tubing and chest piece are missing.
Finish: Rigid dark brown rubber or bakelite ear tubes; silver metal spring and screw adjustment fitting links ear tubes.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Stethoscope part, circa 1855–1900, Artifact no. 2002.0844, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0844.001/

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