Case, instrument

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1920–1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0771.003

MANUFACTURER: Nelson Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Proteximeter
LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 4
AKA: base
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wooden case base has black coated paper covering; silver metal closure; dark green flocked fabric lining.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 21.8 cm
Width: 14.1 cm
Height: 7.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Radiology
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Nelson
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Cleveland

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Presumably used c. 1920s-1935, and possibly 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 contain and protect contents when not in use.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None, save UHN catalogue no. "2000.1.9" printed by hand in white ink on box back.
Missing: Appears complete. Lid has become separated from box bottom, but is present as .4
Finish: Wooden case base has black coated paper covering; silver metal closure; dark green flocked fabric lining.
Decoration: N/A

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Nelson Mfg. Co., Case, instrument, circa 1920–1935, Artifact no. 2002.0771, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0771.003/

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