Sigmoidoscope
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- OBJECT TYPE
- RIGID/ILLUMINATED/FEMALE
- DATE
- 1970–1990
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0247.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Welch Allyn
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Skaneateles Falls, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 ALL METAL (PROBABLY STAINLESSSTEEL)..2 METAL TUBE; GLASS LENS..3 GLASS LAMP BULB HAS METAL BASE.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 29.3 cm
- Width
- 5.8 cm
- Height
- 5.8 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
- Welch
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Skaneateles Falls
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF SIGMOIDOSCOPE USED C. 1970-1990S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
- Canada
-
PART OF COLLECTION OF MR. JOSEF ELSENER: HE WAS SWISS BORN & TRAINED AS ARMOURER. HE EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1952 AND BECAME A BUSINESSMAN. HIS COLLECTION OF 1000+ PIECES WAS FOCUSED ON FINELY MADE APPARATUS INCLUDING MACHINE TOOLS, SURVEYING EQ., MEDICAL APPARATUS & SOME ELECTRICAL & RADIO RQ. - Function
-
USED TO VIEW THE INSIDE OF THE LOWER COLON AND RECTUM. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF ILLUMINATED SIGMOIDOSCOPE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 "WELCH/ ALLYN/ SCAN_/ [Welch Allyn logo]/ FALLS/ N.Y. U.S.A" incised on inside of shield..2 "83" incised in lens housing..3 No markings visible.
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE.
- Finish
- .1 BRIGHT SILVER METAL TUBE..2 SILVER METAL TUBE IS TARNISHED; CLEAR GLASS LENS..3 CLEAR GLASS BULB MOUNTED IN SILVER METAL MOUNTING.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Welch Allyn, Sigmoidoscope, circa 1970–1990, Artifact no. 2002.0247, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0247.001/
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