Stethoscope part

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OBJECT TYPE: non-specific/binaural
DATE: 1900–1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0853.001

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: Bright silver metal ear tubes and bracket; black moulded synthetic ear buds.

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.0 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Height: 2.5 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: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Presumably used in early 20th c.; 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: To conduct sound from it's source to a single listener. Specifically, the ear tubes direct sound to the ears of the listener.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident, save UHN catalogue no. "969.512" printed by hand in black ink on bracket.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Bright silver metal ear tubes and bracket; black moulded synthetic ear buds.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Stethoscope part, circa 1900–1925, Artifact no. 2002.0853, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0853.001/

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