Baumanometer wall model sphygmomanometer, which consists of (a) the sphygmomanometer, which has a mercury-filled, hollow glass scaled tube set into a flat metal bracket with numbers on each side; the bottom of the tube has an attached cylindrical air flow system that has a length of hollow rubber t…
Baumanometer wall model sphygmomanometer, which consists of (a) the sphygmomanometer, which has a mercury-filled, hollow glass scaled tube set into a flat metal bracket with numbers on each side; the bottom of the tube has an attached cylindrical air flow system that has a length of hollow rubber tubing attached at the top; the sphygmomanometer is mounted onto a flat, rectangular wooden plaque; the plaque has three screw holes that go through the wood; there is a manufacturer's plaque beside the sphygmomanometer; the three screws (b-d) are designed to hold the sphygmomanometer and plaque to the wall; each screw is a cylindrical length of threaded metal with a tapered, blunt tip; the screw tops have a finished head with six sides and a round top
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - sphygmomanometer - Size: Length 35.8 cm x Width 11.3 cm x Depth 4.2 cm
b - wall screw - Size: Length 4.4 cm x Width 1.2 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
c - wall screw - Size: Length 4.4 cm x Width 1.2 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
d - wall screw - Size: Length 4.4 cm x Width 1.2 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
Provenance
Used either by Dr. C. H. Bird or by Dr. Godfrey Bird, of Gananoque, Ont.
Imprinted on left side of meter: "300// 280 // 260 // 240 // 220 // 200 // 180 // 160 // 140 // 120 // 100 // 80 // 60 // 40 // 20 // 0"; right scale reads, "407290 // 290 // 270 // 250 // 230 // 210 // 190 // 170 // 150 // 130 // 110 // 90 // 70 // 50 // 30 // 10"; the manufacturer's label reads, "Baumanometer // REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. // BLOOD PRESSURE STANDARD // THE WORLD OVER // U.S. PAT. NO. 182 902 // MADE IN U.S.A. // W.A. BAUM CO. INC. NEW YORK // WALL MODEL"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E6-4
Condition Remarks
The wood shows only minor wear and scuffing; metal components show no corrosion or staining; rubber tubing is still soft and flexible but shows some minor cracking; glass is complete and undamaged; #2: mercury; rubber.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Antique Medical Instruments," by Keith C. Wilbur, M.D., Westchester, 1987, p. 34