Stethoscope
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- OBJECT TYPE
- non-specific/binaural/Cammann
- DATE
- 1855–1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0847.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Stevens, I. & Son
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Dull silver metal ear pieces and flexible bracket; off-white moulded synthetic (?) or ivory [?] ear buds; dark green woven fabric tubes connect chest piece to ear tubes; dark brown/black bakelite chest piece has ball-shaped top.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 42.6 cm
- Width
- 15.0 cm
- Height
- 2.9 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
- Stevens
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
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
-
Improved stethoscope designed by George P. Cammann of New York introduced in 1855 is very similar to this design. The large bell-shaped chest piece was often held before the patient's mouth while the chest was percussed, to amplify "cracked pot" sound. Smaller chest pieces were used for ordinary ausculation. [Ref. 4] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- " I. STEVENS & SON/ LONDON" stamped into bracket. UHN catalogue no. "X934.29.4 B" printed by hand in white ink on bracket. UHN catalogue no. "X934.29.4 A" printed by hand in white ink on inside of chest piece rim
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Dull silver metal ear pieces and flexible bracket; off-white moulded synthetic (?) or ivory [?] ear buds; dark green woven fabric tubes [ possibly coated wire? ] connect chest piece to ear tubes; dark brown/black bakelite chest piece has ball-shaped top.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Stevens, I. & Son, Stethoscope, circa 1855–1900, Artifact no. 2002.0847, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0847.001/
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