Stethoscope part

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OBJECT TYPE: non-specific/binaural/Douglass
DATE: 1920–1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0866.003

MANUFACTURER: Hartz, J.F. Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: diaphragm ring
Patents: N/A
General Description: threaded silver metal

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 3.4 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Presumably used c. 1920s; 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: To correctly position and secure diaphragm to chest piece.
Technical: Designed by Alfred A. Douglass, this stethoscope style was promoted as an improvement to the Bowles stethoscope, and considered more sensitive. [Ref. 4]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Threaded silver metal ring.
Decoration: N/A

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Hartz, J.F. Co. Ltd., Stethoscope part, circa 1920–1929, Artifact no. 2002.0866, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0866.003/

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