Earpiece, stethoscope

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OBJECT TYPE: NON-SPECIFIC/MONAURAL
DATE: 1870–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0090.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Synthetic earpiece with metal insert

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Instruments
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Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF STETHOSCOPE POPULAT C. 1870S- EARLY 1900S.
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. ACCORDING TO THEIRRECORDS, THIS STETHOSCOPE ORIGINALLY USED BY DR. CHARLES ROBINSON.
Function: Unknown
Technical: FIRST MONAURAL STETHOSCOPE INVENTED IN FRANCE IN 1816: COMPACT & RUGGED, THE INSTRUMENT GREATLY IMPROVED THE PHYSICIAN'S ABILITY TO LISTEN TO INTERNAL BODY SOUNDS. MONAURAL USED EXCLUSIVELY C. 1820-1850 WHEN BINAURAL STETHOSCOPE INTRODUCED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: None apparent
Finish: Brown synthetic earpiece with grey metal in centre
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Earpiece, stethoscope, circa 1870–1900, Artifact no. 2002.0090, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0090.002/

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