General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

chart or atlas

Patents

N/A

General Description

paper; metal

Dimensions

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

Length

51.7 cm

Width

41.6 cm

Height

1.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Archives

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bodyscope

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Presumably used c. 1935+

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

Colored illustration of male and femal anatomy.

Technical

Revolving images of male and female internal organs and external body structures are viewed through cut-outs. At the top of the male and female forms is a religious homily initialled "R.H.S." for Ralph A. Segal, the designer and originator of this teaching aid. [Ref. 3]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"BODYSCOPE" and medical emblem printed on front cover. First page includes text "BODYSCOPE/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ BY/ RALPH H. SEGAL". On last page text includes "BODYSCOPE/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ ORIGINATED, DESIGNED AND COMPILED/ BY/ RALPH H. SEGAL/ THEO I. SEGAL COLLABORATOR/ Copyright 1935 by Se-Mac Holding/ Corporation in the United States of/ America. International Copyright/ and all other right reserved. Re-/ production either in whole or in part/ is forbidden, including reproduction/ in newspapers, magazines or the like./ PAT. PENDING". UHN catalogue no. "991.11.1" printed by hand in pencil in lower right corner on inside, back cover.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Mottled medium- brown heavy paper covers have unbleached underside; revolving heavy paper wheel (2) bearing text and illustrations is housed between heavy paper pages (2); secured between pages by metal post. Colour illustrations are primarily tones of blue and red, printed on dark brown bordered yellow pages. Goldtone trim highlights throughout.

Decoration

N/A