Stethoscope

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OBJECT TYPE: NON-SPECIFIC/MONAURAL
DATE: 1830–1870
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0063.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL WOOD CONSTRUCTION. (POSSIBLY CEDAR)

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.7 cm
Width: 4.7 cm
Height: 17.0 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS STETHOSCOPE USED BY DONOR'S FATHER DR. HUGH ROBERTSON 1841-1892. (REF. 2)
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: INSTRUMENT USED TO AMPLIFY SOUNDS FROM WITHIN THE BODY, INCLUDING HEARTBEAT, PULSE, AND BREATHING, SO THAT THEY MAY BE HEARD BY THE USER.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF UNUSUAL ONE-PIECE MONAURAL STETHOSCOPE: MOSTHAVE SEPARATE EAR-PIECE. FIRST MONAURAL STETHOSCOPE INVENTED IN FRANCE IN 1816: COMPACT & RUGGED, THE INSTRUMENT GREATLY IMPROVED THE PHYSICIAN'S ABILITY TO LISTEN TO INTERNAL BODY SOUNDS. MONAURAL USED EXCLUSIVELY C. 1820-1850 WHEN BINAURAL STETHOSCOPE INTRODUCED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: STAINED & POSSIBLY VARNISHED/LACQUERED.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Stethoscope, circa 1830–1870, Artifact no. 2002.0063, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2002.0063.001/

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