Surgical kit
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ophthalmic
- DATE
- 1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0849.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Weiss, John & Son Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 12
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 STAINLESS STEEL KNIFE/NEEDLE/ WOODEN CASE LINED IN VELVET.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 16.3 cm
- Width
- 11.4 cm
- Height
- 2.8 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
- Weiss
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C. 1930'S TO 1970'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO PERFORM EYE OPERATIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR GLAUCOMA. - Technical
-
ACCORDING TO MRS. WOODROW, THE KERATOMES WERE USED BY DR. WOODROW TO INCISE THE EYE & RELEASE THE BUILT - FLUID FROM PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM GLAUCOMA. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 knife/needle markings: 'HARTZ CO.'; '1' [WILKINSON SYMBOL]; 'MADE IN GERMANY'/ case markings: 'JOHN WEISS & SON, 287 OXFORD ST LONDON' STAMPED IN GOLD LEAF(?) ON INNER EDGE OF CASE.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- .1 KNIFE/NEEDLE: STAINLESS STEEL/ CASE FINISHED IN BLACK LEATHERETTE(?) WITH RED VELVET LINING.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Weiss, John & Son Ltd., Surgical kit, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1985.0849, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1985.0849.001/
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