Chestpiece
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- OBJECT TYPE
- non-specific/binaural
- DATE
- 1970–1985
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0861.001
- MANUFACTURER
- B-D
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- Bell
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- metal & synthetic
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- 4.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 3.0 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Instruments
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- B D
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Presumably used c. 1970s-'80s; 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
- "B-D LUER-LOK PAT. 1742497" stamped into metal collar. UHN catalogue no. "996.3.6" printed by hand in black ink on collar.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Silver metal attachment collar; soft dark brown/black synthetic bell-shaped chest piece.
- Decoration
- N/A
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B-D, Chestpiece, circa 1970–1985, Artifact no. 2002.0861, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0861.001/
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