Chestpiece
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- OBJECT TYPE
- non-specific/binaural/Fleischer
- DATE
- 1900–1925
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0859.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Becton, Dickinson & Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Rutherford, New Jersey, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Bright silver metal chest piece.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 6.2 cm
- Width
- 4.7 cm
- Height
- 1.6 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
- Becton
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Jersey
- City
- Rutherford
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Presumably used in early 1900s; 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 chest piece amplifies sound from a specific area. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "FLEISCHER STETHOSCOPE/ B-D/ BECTON, DICKINSON & CO./ RUTHERFORD, N.J." stamped into back of chest piece. "X" stamped into recessed face, near attachment point. "B-D LUER-LOK PAT. 1742497" stamped into collar surrounding attachment point. UHN catalogue no. "979.12.10" printed by hand in black ink on chest piece face.
- Missing
- Presumably the diaphragm is missing.
- Finish
- Bright silver metal chest piece.
- Decoration
- N/A
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