Stethoscope

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OBJECT TYPE: non-specific/binaural/Cammann
DATE: 1855–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0847.001

MANUFACTURER: Stevens, I. & Son
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Dull silver metal ear pieces and flexible bracket; off-white moulded synthetic (?) or ivory [?] ear buds; dark green woven fabric tubes connect chest piece to ear tubes; dark brown/black bakelite chest piece has ball-shaped top.

Dimensions

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

Length: 42.6 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 2.9 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: Stevens
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Presumably used c. 1855-1900; possibly also used 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: Allows user to hear sounds from within the body. Especially used to listen to heart, pulse & lungs.
Technical: Improved stethoscope designed by George P. Cammann of New York introduced in 1855 is very similar to this design. The large bell-shaped chest piece was often held before the patient's mouth while the chest was percussed, to amplify "cracked pot" sound. Smaller chest pieces were used for ordinary ausculation. [Ref. 4]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " I. STEVENS & SON/ LONDON" stamped into bracket. UHN catalogue no. "X934.29.4 B" printed by hand in white ink on bracket. UHN catalogue no. "X934.29.4 A" printed by hand in white ink on inside of chest piece rim
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Dull silver metal ear pieces and flexible bracket; off-white moulded synthetic (?) or ivory [?] ear buds; dark green woven fabric tubes [ possibly coated wire? ] connect chest piece to ear tubes; dark brown/black bakelite chest piece has ball-shaped top.
Decoration: N/A

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Stevens, I. & Son, Stethoscope, circa 1855–1900, Artifact no. 2002.0847, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0847.001/

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