Blade holder, tongue depressor
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- OBJECT TYPE
- NON-SPECIFIC/ILLUMINATED
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0242.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Welch Allyn
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Skaneateles Falls, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION (PROBABLY STAINLESS STEEL), SAVE GLASS LAMP BULB.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 6.3 cm
- Width
- 3.0 cm
- Height
- 5.0 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
- Welch
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Skaneateles Falls
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- ILLUMINATED BLADE HOLDERS IN USE SINCE C. 1915. THIS STYLE HOLDER PROBABLY USED C. 1970S+
- Canada
-
PART OF COLLECTION OF MR. JOSEF ELSENER: HE WAS SWISS BORN & TRAINED AS ARMOURER. HE EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1952 AND BECAME A BUSINESSMAN. HIS COLLECTION OF 1000+ PIECES WAS FOCUSED ON FINELY MADE APPARATUSINCLUDING MACHINE TOOLS, SURVEYING EQ., MEDICAL APPARATUS & SOME ELECTRICAL TEST & RADIO EQ. - Function
-
TO SECURELY SUPPORT DISPOSABLE TONGUE DEPRESSOR BLADE WHILE PROVIDING ILLUMINATION FOR VISUAL EXAMINATION OF MOUTH AND THROAT. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF ONE STYLE OF ILLUMINATED TONGUE DEPRESSOR BLADE HOLDER, WHICH OPERATED ON A BATTERY-POWERED HANDPIECE. WELCH ALLYN PIONEERED THE DEVELOPMENT OF HAND-HELD, DIRECT ILLUMINATING MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS. (REF. 2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 "SKAN_/ [Welch Allyn logo]/ FALLS/ N.Y. U.S.A." incised in head. Bulb base stamped in red "2.5 3 WACO"..2-.3 No markings visible.
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- BRIGHT SILVER METAL FINISH.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Welch Allyn, Blade holder, tongue depressor, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2002.0242, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0242.001/
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