Stethoscope
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- OBJECT TYPE
- non-specific/binaural/Douglass
- DATE
- 1910–1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0870.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Hartz, J.F. Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- silver metal
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
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 4.2 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Instruments
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Hartz
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Presumably used during mid 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
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To protect surface of stethoscope chest piece when not in use. - Technical
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Designed by Alfred A. Douglass, this stethoscope style was promoted as an improvement to the Bowles stethoscope, and considered more sensitive. [Ref. 3] - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "DISC PROTECTOR/ REMOVE BEFORE USING STETHOSCOPE" and "J.F. HARTZ CO. LTD." and double heart logo stamped into cover. UHN catalogue no. "995.2.1" printed by hand in black ink on reverse.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Silver metal.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Hartz, J.F. Co. Ltd., Stethoscope, circa 1910–1960, Artifact no. 2002.0870, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0870.002/
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