Bowman lachrymal probe, which consists of a slightly bent length of solid cylindrical metal with rounded tips at both ends; the centre of the instrument has an attached thumb grip; this is a flat piece of metal shaped into two attached ovals with tapered outer points; the thumb grip is attached to …
Bowman lachrymal probe, which consists of a slightly bent length of solid cylindrical metal with rounded tips at both ends; the centre of the instrument has an attached thumb grip; this is a flat piece of metal shaped into two attached ovals with tapered outer points; the thumb grip is attached to the centre of one side of the probe.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Originally owned and used by Dr. F. X. O'Connor and donated by Miss Helen Cobb; collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection.
Maker
Jetter & Scheerer
Dates
1900
1930
circa 1900-1930
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
The outer edge of the thumb grip has the numbers "5 // 6" stamped into the metal, one at each end as well as the Jetter & Scheerer logo of a snake twisted around a caduceus rod with a crown above it, stamped into the metal at the centre, between the numbers.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E4-9
Dimension Notes
Length 12.9 cm x Width 0.9 cm x Depth 0.6 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal was tarnished; the metal has been bent several times and is no longer straight; metal shows only minor scratches; no corrosion is visible.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
Reference Comments
Previous number #709; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; arrived in and stored in a canvas pouch (not catalogued) with 997.001.351-.362 and 997.001.364; "Eye Instruments," by Storz Instrument Company, (n.d.), p. 89 (item E-4204)