Stethoscope

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OBJECT TYPE
non-specific/binaural/Bowles
DATE
1901
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2002.0849.001
MANUFACTURER
Pilling, G.P. & Son
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

More Information


General Information

Serial #
17346
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Dull silver metal ear tubes and bracket, body connector and chest piece. Black rubber (?) or synthetic (?) tubing connects ear tubes and chest piece; black rubber (?) or synthetic (?) ear buds.

Dimensions

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

Length
55.0 cm
Width
10.6 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
Pilling
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Pennsylvania
City
Philadelphia

Context

Country
North America
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Presumably used c. 1901-1950; 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
This style stethoscope developed by Dr. Robert C.M. Bowles in 1894. Original version has a flat diaphragm chest piece which could be used alone, or with a short rod that screwed into the diaphragm to localize heart sounds. The chest piece could be connected to a binaural earpiece, or could be used alone by applying the ear directly to the hollow opening. Early versions of the Bowles stethoscope had only the diaphragm chest piece but later models (referred to as "combination stethoscopes" had both a bell and diaphragm interchangeable in the same chest piece. George P. Pilling & Son Co. of Philadelphia was the sole manufacturer of the Bowles stethoscope in America from 1900 to c. 1950. [Ref. 3]
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
"BOWLES STETHOSCOPE/ [logo]/ 17346/ PAT. JUNE 25 '01/ PAT. FEB. 22-98. PATS. PENDING/ G.P. PILLING & SON, PHILA./ SOLE M'F'R'S." stamped into underside of chest piece. "PAT. FEB. 18 '02" stamped into one ear tube. UHN catalogue no. "970.8.1" printed by hand in black ink on bracket.
Missing
Appears complete.
Finish
Dull silver metal ear tubes and bracket, body connector and chest piece. Black rubber (?) or synthetic (?) tubing connects ear tubes and chest piece; black rubber (?) or synthetic (?) ear buds.
Decoration
N/A

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