Elevator
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- OBJECT TYPE
- cardiac/periosteal
- DATE
- 1957–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0983.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- silver metal [heavily rusted]
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 29.5 cm
- Width
- 2.7 cm
- Height
- 2.0 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Used c. late 1950s.
- Canada
-
Used by Dr. W.G. Bigelow, regarded as a pioneer in the development of cardiac surgery, and the treatment of heart disease. - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Used in open heart surgery for opening a chest. [Ref. 3] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "T G H" stamped into midsection of instrument. White adhesive label applied to instrument reads "MED 229/ 980.16.29". UHN catalogue no. "995.4.45" printed by hand in black ink on instrument.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Silver metal instrument is heavily rusted.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Elevator, circa 1957–1959, Artifact no. 2002.0983, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0983.001/
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