University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Neurology
Accession Number
1984.10.4
Description
Wooden box containing a chrome two-legged, hinged instrument with a scale (resembles calipers); one leg ends in a point and the other is blunt; box is lined with pink velvet; also contains four pins with coloured heads.
Wooden box containing a chrome two-legged, hinged instrument with a scale (resembles calipers); one leg ends in a point and the other is blunt; box is lined with pink velvet; also contains four pins with coloured heads.
Part Names
box - Size: Length 15.2 cm x Width 7.0 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
instrument - Size: Length 13.3 cm x Width 14.0 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. C. A. McRae; used by Dr. C. A. McRae, G.P. in Thornhill, Ont. 1930s-1983.
An instrument used to measure tactile sensibility by finding the distance that must separate two points pressed against the skin before they can be discriminated as two distinct sensual receptors.