Ophthalmoscope
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- OBJECT TYPE
- OPTICAL/BATTERY OPERATED
- DATE
- 1924
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0839.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Welch Allyn Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Auburn, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- CO716
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STAINLESS STEEL HANDLE/ METAL HEADS/ GLASS LENSES AND LAMPS/ BRASS (?) LENS-SELECTION DISCS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 4.2 cm
- Width
- 4.0 cm
- Height
- 25.0 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
- Auburn
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- c. 1930'S TO 1970'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO VIEW THE INTERIOR OF THE EYE, ILLUMINATES THE RETINA. - Technical
-
INVENTED BY HELMHOLTZ MID-19TH CENTURY (SEE AUDREY DAVIS AND S.J. REISER BOOKS) WHICH PROBABLY CAME WITH LOT. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON HANDLE: 'PAT. NOV. 18, 1924', 'WELCH ALLYN CO. AUBURN, N.Y.' '-2 1 0 +', 'C0716'
- Missing
- NO BATTERIES
- Finish
- HANDLE IS TEXTURED FOR GRIP/ HEADS ARE PAINTED BLACK/ THUMBSCREWS ARE TEXTURED.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Welch Allyn Co., Ophthalmoscope, after 1924, Artifact no. 1985.0839, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1985.0839.001/
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