Aitken thermometer set
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact5335
- Dates
- 1865
- 1900
- circa 1865-1900
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 1934.16.1 a-c
- Description
- Includes two-inch wooden case with instructions and two thermometers, one straight and one bent.
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- Accession Number
- 1934.16.1 a-c
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Body Temperature
- Physical Examination
- Description
- Includes two-inch wooden case with instructions and two thermometers, one straight and one bent.
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; previously loaned to AM by Univeristy of Toronto, a permanent loan; donated by Mr. I. H. Cameron.
- Maker
- L. Casella
- Site Made (Country)
- England
- Dates
- 1865
- 1900
- circa 1865-1900
- Material
- glass
- mercury
- wood
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-4
- Temporary Location
- On exhibit “Growing Pains: the 1867 Kingston General Hospital Crisis” at Museum of Health Care, 25 June 2017.
- Condition Remarks
- #2: curved thermometer has no cracks; numbers are slightly faded; straight thermometer has no cracks; metal end has some scratches; box shows some signs of use; stained velvet on the inside; some scratches and dents on the outer surface; no cracks or mould
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- "Medicine and its Technology," by A. Davis, 1981, p. 61
- Research Facts
- Used to measure body temperature by placing the thermometer under the arm
- Exhibit History
- Agnes Etherington Art Centre - July 2002
- On exhibit "When Medicine Met Science," Museum of Health Care, April 29, 2003 - 25 Jan 2017
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barium sulphate
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1750
- Dates
- 1990
- 1999
- circa 1990-1999
- Collection
- Bladder Function Clinic Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 996013046
- Description
- A sealed rectangular bag of barium sulphate, a white powdered mixture; bag has paper backing, a clear plastic front which has a slight blue tint; front has been handwritten on with black felt pen.
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- Accession Number
- 996013046
- Collection
- Bladder Function Clinic Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Description
- A sealed rectangular bag of barium sulphate, a white powdered mixture; bag has paper backing, a clear plastic front which has a slight blue tint; front has been handwritten on with black felt pen.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used by Dr. Low in Toronto in the Bladder Function Clinic 1965-1996.
- Maker
- V. Mueller & Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Deerfield
- Site Made (State)
- Illinois
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1990
- 1999
- circa 1990-1999
- Date Remarks
- Packaging appears recent; date is uncertain
- Material
- paper: white
- plastic: blue-tinted clear
- Inscriptions
- On front (by felt pen): "BARIUM // SULPHATE // FAPC L5 DR // LOW"; on inside of paper backing (seen behind powder): "Bater // Tower Dual/Pec ® Sterilization Pouch // Blue bar darkens when steam processed. // Circle appears when Gas processed. // Distributed by Baxter Healthcare Corporation // Deerfield, IL 60015 // Made in USA // V. Mueller // Cat. 90408 // 4" x 8""
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-7
- Dimension Notes
- Length 19.8 cm. x Width 10.0 cm. x Depth 2.0 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Package has been written on with felt pen which has stained paper backing on both sides; some creasing of paper surface; powder is still loose; #2: powder leaking
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Other
- Reference Comments
- Gillian Major; also see all of 996.013
- Research Facts
- Made into a paste; outlined the urethra on prep. for a cystogram (X-Ray); inserted with syringe and catheter
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basal thermometer
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact14527
- Dates
- 1950
- 1980
- circa 1950-1980
- Collection
- Barber Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Home Health Care
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 013008005
- Description
- Basal temperature thermometer model TB 312(a) in original box (d-e) with instruction pamphlet (f) and used chart (g) for C. Ashdown from 26 July to 6 November; thermometer in black case (b) and clear plastic cap (c).
- Accession Number
- 013008005
- Collection
- Barber Collection
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Description
- Basal temperature thermometer model TB 312(a) in original box (d-e) with instruction pamphlet (f) and used chart (g) for C. Ashdown from 26 July to 6 November; thermometer in black case (b) and clear plastic cap (c).
- Number Of Parts
- 7
- Part Names
- a - thermomter
- b - case
- c - case cap
- d -box bottom
- e - box lid
- f - instructions
- g - chart
- Provenance
- Items belong to donor's grandfather, Dr. Herbert L. Barber, physician, in Burkes' Falls, Ontario.
- Maker
- Becton Dickinson and Company
- Site Made (City)
- Rutherford
- Site Made (State)
- New Jersey
- Site Made (Country)
- USA
- Dates
- 1950
- 1980
- circa 1950-1980
- Material
- paper: tan, cream, green
- ink: gold, black
- plastic: clear, black
- glass: transparent
- Inscriptions
- Printed on box: "A STANDARD OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION SINCE 1897 // Basal Temperature Thermometer // FOR DETERMINING TIME OF OVULATION // WITH BASAL TEMPERATURE GRAPH // MANUFACTURED BY Becton, Dickinson and Company // TB 312"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-4
- Length
- 16.1 cm
- Width
- 7.0 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Box measurements
- Condition Remarks
- Box shows wear around edges
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Comments
- Internet
- Research Facts
- Basal body temperature thermometers are marketed and sold specifically for women trying to get pregnant. While charting your basal body temperature (BBT) is a good way to track ovulation, one of the biggest benefits to this method is the low expense.
- To get an accurate reading, you must take your temperature when you first wake up in the morning, before you even sit up in bed. And you'll need to use a basal thermometer, which is sensitive enough to measure minute changes in body temperature. Try to wake up and take a reading at about the same time each morning.
binaural Snofton stethoscope
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact14528
- Dates
- 1940
- 1950
- circa 1940-1950
- Collection
- Fransman Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Cardiology
- Accession Number
- 000050001
- Description
- Snofton stethoscope with chrome plated metal connectors and plain spring, black plastic ear tips, soft flexible tan rubber binaurals tubing and 2.5 cm diameter black bell type chest piece.
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- Accession Number
- 000050001
- Collection
- Fransman Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Cardiology
- MeSH Heading
- Stethoscopes
- Description
- Snofton stethoscope with chrome plated metal connectors and plain spring, black plastic ear tips, soft flexible tan rubber binaurals tubing and 2.5 cm diameter black bell type chest piece.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used by Dr. Fransman, donor's father.
- Dates
- 1940
- 1950
- circa 1940-1950
- Material
- metal: silver
- plastic: black
- rubber: maroon
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-2
- Length
- 63.0 cm
- Width
- 12.5 cm
- Diameter
- 2.5 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Comments
- Internet
- Research Facts
- Snofton's stethoscope is probably one of the lightest and most simple of binaural stethoscopes incorporating a Ford's Bell chest piece.
- Dr. Fransman graduated from medical school in 1940 and lived in Amsterdam. Worked in Holland, England during WWII. Came to Kingston General Hosptial, Ontario in 1951 as a chest specialist and managed the TB clinincs. Radiologist specialist in 1960 and managed the x-ray department at Kingston General Hosptial, retiring in 1983. Post-retirement he worked at the Collins Bay prison, Kingston Psychiatric Hopsital, Ongwanada and St. Mary's of the Lake, retiring again in 1996.
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binaural stethoscope
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1603
- Dates
- 1950
- circa 1950
- Collection
- Dr. C. M. Bracken Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 993004211 a-b
- Description
- Binaural stethoscope with tan rubber hose has patented metal cover for diaphragm; rubber is in excellent condition without deterioration; black plastic ear tips; easy clip-on metal cover.
- Accession Number
- 993004211 a-b
- Collection
- Dr. C. M. Bracken Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Stethoscopes
- MM= Auscultation -- stethoscope -- binaural
- Description
- Binaural stethoscope with tan rubber hose has patented metal cover for diaphragm; rubber is in excellent condition without deterioration; black plastic ear tips; easy clip-on metal cover.
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a - - Size: Length 60.0 cm. x Width 10.0 cm. x Depth 1.0 cm. x Diameter1.0 cm.
- b - - Size: x Depth 0.7 cm. x Diameter3.5 cm.
- Provenance
- Belonged to Dr. C. M. Bracken.
- Maker
- G. P. Pilling & Son Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1950
- circa 1950
- Material
- metal: silver
- rubber: tan; black
- Inscriptions
- Inscribed on (b): "THIS COVER TO BE TAKEN OFF // BEFORE USING // STETHOSCOPE // G. P. PILLING & SON CO // PHILA. U.S.A."; (a) inscribed on reverse of diaphragm: "PILLING SPECIAL // STETHOSCOPE // BOWLES PATENT // PAT. 12_09 // G.P. PILLING & SON CO. // SOLE MFR'S // PHILADELPHIA USA
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-3
- Condition Remarks
- # 1: metal shows wear; rubber has some stains; # 2: no damage
- Exhibit History
- On loan to the Centre des sciences de Montréal, Société du Vieux-Port de Montral, May 2000-May 2006: L-2000.1
biopsy forceps
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1259
- Dates
- 1940
- 1960
- circa 1940-1960
- Collection
- Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 994009022
- Description
- Stainless steel rigid-stem biopsy forceps with alligator jaws with 60.0 cm working length and "basket" to retain specimen; activated by a scissor grip.
- Accession Number
- 994009022
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Biopsy -- instrumentation
- Bronchoscopy -- instrumentation
- Endoscopy -- instrumentation
- MM= Grasping and Fixating -- forceps -- endoscopic
- Description
- Stainless steel rigid-stem biopsy forceps with alligator jaws with 60.0 cm working length and "basket" to retain specimen; activated by a scissor grip.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used on Kingston General Hospital patients.
- Site Made (Country)
- Germany
- Dates
- 1940
- 1960
- circa 1940-1960
- Date Remarks
- "Mueller & Co. (1956) Catalogue", #SU-1101, p. 504
- Material
- metal: silver
- Inscriptions
- "MEDICON // GERMANY // STAINLESS STEEL // 3 // SIU"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-6
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 67.5 cm. x Width: 9.5 cm. x Depth: 0.5 cm.
biopsy forceps
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1263
- Dates
- 1940
- 1960
- circa 1940-1960
- Collection
- Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 994009026
- Description
- Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with 80.0 cm of working length
- Accession Number
- 994009026
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Gastroscopy -- instrumentation
- Biopsy -- instrumentation
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal -- instrumentation
- Gastroenterology -- instrumentation
- MM= Grasping and Fixating -- forceps -- endoscopic
- Description
- Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with 80.0 cm of working length
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used on Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit.
- Maker
- American Cystoscope Makers Inc.
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1940
- 1960
- circa 1940-1960
- Material
- metal: silver
- Inscriptions
- "A.C.M.I."; "110"; hand-printed on attached tape to handle: "EDER HUFFORD // BX"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-5
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 86.0 cm. x Width: 9.3 cm. x Depth: 0.8 cm. x Diam. : 0.2 cm.
biopsy forceps
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1264
- Dates
- 1940
- 1960
- circa 1940-1960
- Collection
- Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 994009027
- Description
- Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with 80.0 cm of working length.
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- Accession Number
- 994009027
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Gastroscopy -- instrumentation
- Biopsy --instrumentation
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal -- instrumentation
- Gastroenterology -- instrumentation
- MM= Grasping and Fixating -- forceps -- endoscopic
- Description
- Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with 80.0 cm of working length.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used on Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit.
- Maker
- American Cystoscope Makers Inc.
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1940
- 1960
- circa 1940-1960
- Material
- metal: silver
- Inscriptions
- "A.C.M.I. // MADE IN U.S.A. // 353"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-5
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 86.0 cm. x Width: 9.3 cm. x Depth: 0.8 cm. x Diam. : 0.2 cm.
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #2
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biopsy forceps
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1265
- Dates
- 1940
- 1960
- circa 1940-1960
- Collection
- Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 994009028
- Description
- Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with 105.0 cm of working length
1 image
- Accession Number
- 994009028
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Gastroscopy -- instrumentation
- Biopsy -- instrumentation
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal -- instrumentation
- Gastroenterology -- instrumentation
- MM= Grasping and Fixating -- forceps -- endoscopic
- Description
- Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with 105.0 cm of working length
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used on Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit.
- Maker
- American Cystoscope Makers Inc.
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1940
- 1960
- circa 1940-1960
- Material
- metal: silver
- Inscriptions
- "A.C.M.I. // MADE IN U.S.A. // 123"; handwritten on tape attached to handle: "SPRENGLER BX"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-5
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 110.0 cm. x Width: 9.5 cm. x Depth: 0.8 cm. x Diam. : 0.2 cm.
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #2
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biopsy forceps
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1266
- Dates
- 1940
- 1950
- circa 1940-1950
- Collection
- Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 994009029
- Description
- Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with steel one-hand grip in shape of plunger in syringe; with one jaw moving.
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- Accession Number
- 994009029
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Gastroscopy -- instrumentation
- Biopsy -- instrumentation
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal -- instrumentation
- Gastroenterology -- instrumentation
- Description
- Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with steel one-hand grip in shape of plunger in syringe; with one jaw moving.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used on Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit.
- Maker
- American Cystoscope Makers Inc.
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1940
- 1950
- circa 1940-1950
- Material
- metal: silver
- Inscriptions
- "A.C.M.I. // MADE IN U.S.A. // 123"; handwritten on tape attached to handle: "SPRENGLER BX"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-5
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 164.0 cm. x Width: 3.2 cm. x Diam. : 1.5 mm.
- Condition Remarks
- In working order; kink where flexible stem leads off handle
- Reference Types
- Person
- Reference Comments
- Claire Kelly, O.R. nurse
- Research Facts
- For use with gastroscope; "American Cystoscope Makers (1952)", Cat. #234F5, p. 155
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biopsy forceps
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1267
- Dates
- 1940
- 1950
- circa 1940-1950
- Collection
- Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 994009030
- Description
- Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with steel one-hand grip in shape of plunger in syringe; with one jaw moving; not in working order.
- Accession Number
- 994009030
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Gastroscopy -- instrumentation
- Biopsy -- instrumentation
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal -- instrumentation
- Gastroenterology -- instrumentation
- Description
- Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with steel one-hand grip in shape of plunger in syringe; with one jaw moving; not in working order.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used on Kingston General Hospital patients.
- Maker
- American Cystoscope Makers Inc.
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1940
- 1950
- circa 1940-1950
- Material
- metal: silver
- Inscriptions
- "AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE // MAKERS INC. N.Y. // MADE // IN U.S.A."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-5
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 163.0 cm. x Width: 3.1 cm. x Diam. : 1.5 mm.
- Condition Remarks
- three minor kinks in flex stem
- Reference Types
- Person
- Reference Comments
- Claire Kelly, O.R. nurse
- Research Facts
- For use with gastroscope; "American Cystoscope Makers (1952)", Cat. #234F5, p. 155
biopsy forceps
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1268
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Collection
- Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 994009031
- Description
- Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with cream plastic one-hand grip in shape of plunger in syringe; with both jaws moving; not in working order due to one kink in stem.
- Accession Number
- 994009031
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Gastroscopy -- instrumentation
- Biopsy -- instrumentation
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal -- instrumentation
- Gastroenterology -- instrumentation
- Description
- Stainless steel rotating flexible-stem biopsy forceps with cream plastic one-hand grip in shape of plunger in syringe; with both jaws moving; not in working order due to one kink in stem.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used on Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit.
- Site Made (Country)
- Japan
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Material
- metal: silver
- plastic: cream; black
- Inscriptions
- On black band on handle: "OLYMPUS // FB-12K // JAPAN"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-5
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 165.0 cm. x Width: 3.3 cm. x Diam. : 0.2 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- one kink in flex stem
- Reference Types
- Person
- Reference Comments
- Claire Kelly, O.R. nurse
- Research Facts
- For use with gastroscope; "American Cystoscope Makers (1952)", Cat. #231F5, p. 155
biopsy forceps
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1269
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Collection
- Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 994009032
- Description
- Stainless steel flexible-stem biopsy forceps with cream plastic one-hand grip in shape of plunger in syringe; with both jaws moving; not in working order due to one kink in stem.
1 image
- Accession Number
- 994009032
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Gastroscopy -- instrumentation
- Biopsy -- instrumentation
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal -- instrumentation
- Gastroenterology -- instrumentation
- Description
- Stainless steel flexible-stem biopsy forceps with cream plastic one-hand grip in shape of plunger in syringe; with both jaws moving; not in working order due to one kink in stem.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used on Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit.
- Site Made (Country)
- Japan
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Material
- metal: silver
- plastic: cream; black
- Inscriptions
- "OLYMPUS // FB-12U // JAPAN"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-5
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 241.0 cm. x Width: 3.3 cm. x Diam. : 0.2 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- one kink in flex stem
- Reference Types
- Person
- Reference Comments
- Claire Kelly, O.R. nurse
- Research Facts
- For use with gastroscope; "American Cystoscope Makers (1952)", Cat. #232F5, p. 155
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biopsy forceps
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1270
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Collection
- Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 994009033
- Description
- Stainless steel flexible-stem biopsy forceps with cream plastic one-hand grip in shape of plunger in syringe; with both jaws moving; not in working order due to series of 14 kinks in flex stem, therefore staying in open position.
- Accession Number
- 994009033
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Gastroscopy -- instrumentation
- Biopsy -- instrumentation
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal -- instrumentation
- Gastroenterology -- instrumentation
- Description
- Stainless steel flexible-stem biopsy forceps with cream plastic one-hand grip in shape of plunger in syringe; with both jaws moving; not in working order due to series of 14 kinks in flex stem, therefore staying in open position.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used on Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit.
- Site Made (Country)
- Japan
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Material
- metal: silver
- plastic: cream; black
- Inscriptions
- "OLYMPUS // FB-12U // JAPAN"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-5
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 241.0 cm. x Width: 3.3 cm. x Diam. : 0.2 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- series of 14 kinks in flex stem
- Reference Types
- Person
- Reference Comments
- Claire Kelly, O.R. nurse
- Research Facts
- For use with gastroscope; "American Cystoscope Makers (1952)", Cat. #231F5, p. 155
biopsy forceps
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1271
- Dates
- 1960
- 1970
- circa 1960-1970
- Collection
- Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 994009034
- Description
- Stainless steel flexible-stem biopsy forceps with white plastic one-hand grip in shape of plunger in syringe; with both jaws moving; in working condition with two kinks in flex stem.
- Accession Number
- 994009034
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Gastroscopy -- instrumentation
- Biopsy -- instrumentation
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal -- instrumentation
- Gastroenterology -- instrumentation
- Description
- Stainless steel flexible-stem biopsy forceps with white plastic one-hand grip in shape of plunger in syringe; with both jaws moving; in working condition with two kinks in flex stem.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used on Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit.
- Site Made (Country)
- Japan
- Dates
- 1960
- 1970
- circa 1960-1970
- Material
- metal: silver
- plastic: white; yellow
- Inscriptions
- "OLYMPUS // FB-1N // JAPAN"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-5
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 193.0 cm. x Width: 3.3 cm. x Diam. : 0.2 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- two small kinks in flex stem
- Reference Types
- Person
- Reference Comments
- Claire Kelly, O.R. nurse
- Research Facts
- For use with gastroscope; "American Cystoscope Makers (1952)", Cat. #232F5, p. 155
- Dates
- 1950
- 1959
- circa 1950-1959
- Collection
- Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 994009006 a-o
- Description
- Long narrow hinged wooden box holds the Truelove-Salt Biopsy instrument and six blades, Frankfeld grasping forceps, tweezers, oritinal instrument and syringe instructions.
- Accession Number
- 994009006 a-o
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Biopsy -- instrumentation
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal -- instrumentation
- Gastroenterology -- instrumentation
- Colon and Rectal Surgery (Specialty) -- instrumentation
- Description
- Long narrow hinged wooden box holds the Truelove-Salt Biopsy instrument and six blades, Frankfeld grasping forceps, tweezers, oritinal instrument and syringe instructions.
- Number Of Parts
- 15
- Part Names
- a - box - Size: Length 56.0 cm. x Width 12.3 cm. x Depth 7.0 cm.
- b - box lid - Size: Length 19.0 cm. x Width 3.4 cm. x Depth 0.6 cm.
- c - syringe barrel - Size: Length 9.4 cm. x Diameter1.9 cm.
- cc - syringe plunger - Size: Length 10.2 cm. x Diameter1.5 cm.
- d - biopsy instrument - Size: Length 51.0 cm. x Width 7.6 cm. x Depth 3.0 cm.
- e - grasping forceps - Size: Length 50.0 cm. x Width 3.0 cm. x Depth 2.1 cm. x Diameter0.4 cm.
- f - forceps - Size: Length 14.5 cm. x Width 1.2 cm. x Depth 1.8 cm.
- g-h - loose blade x 2 - Size: Length 2.0 cm. x Width 0.6 cm. x Depth 0.6 cm.
- i-l - blades (pkg) x 4 - Size: Length 7.2 cm. x Width 2.8 cm. x Depth 0.7 cm.
- m - syringe instructions - Size: Length 22.0 cm. x Width 9.4 cm.
- n - instrument instructions - Size: Length 44.7 cm. x Width 10.1 cm.
- Provenance
- Used on Kingston General Hospital Endoscopy Unit.
- Maker
- Vann Bros. Ltd.
- Site Made (City)
- London
- Site Made (Country)
- England
- Dates
- 1950
- 1959
- circa 1950-1959
- Material
- metal: silver
- nylon: black; white
- cellophane: clear
- paper: blue; black; white
- wood: light brown
- Inscriptions
- "VANN BROS. LTD. // 63, WEYMOUTH STREET // LONDON, ENGLAND // BRITISH PAT. // APPLIED FOR. // MADE IN ENGLAND"; "British Pat. No. 815046"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-6
- Research Facts
- this instrument is designed for taking biopsy specimens of the mucosa of the lower colon and rectum in cases of ulcerative colitis, amoebiasis, schistosomiasis and bacillary dysentery; this instrument is for use under direct vision through a sigmoidoscope with a 20.0 cm reach.
biopsy punch
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact4875
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Collection
- McPherson Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 997003022
- Description
- Biopsy punch (?) is a metal scissor-like object; its handles, arms with loops on their ends, are arranged front-to-back rather than left to right; the front handle curves at a 130° angle and continues on to be the arm of the instrument; this arm is a long, thin, hollow tube with a small bulb on its…
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- Accession Number
- 997003022
- Collection
- McPherson Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Biopsy -- instrumentation
- MM= Cutting Tool -- punch
- Description
- Biopsy punch (?) is a metal scissor-like object; its handles, arms with loops on their ends, are arranged front-to-back rather than left to right; the front handle curves at a 130° angle and continues on to be the arm of the instrument; this arm is a long, thin, hollow tube with a small bulb on its end; the other, hind handle terminates in a sort of fork which holds a thin pipe kept in place by two flanges; at the near end of this pipe is a knob-type control; the other end extends all the way through the tube of the other arm, and its small oblong tip, with a round hole in its centre, protrudes out the end; this oblong tip has a round knob on it that looks as if it were meant to attach to another piece, suggesting that a piece is missing.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Owned and used by Dr. Malcolm E. McPherson, a graduate of Queen's University School of Medicine Class of 1929; Dr. McPherson practised in Hawthorne, NS; he was a G.P. but specialized in gynecology.
- Maker
- American Cystoscope Co.
- Site Made (Country)
- Germany
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Material
- metal: silver
- Inscriptions
- On left side of front handle: "AMER. CYSTOSCOPE CO." superimposed on "H. MARTIN"; on left side of hind handle: "GERMANY"; on right side of the bottom of the front handle: a triangle with a circle on top, between a pair of stylized eyes (the mark of the American Cystoscope Co.)
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-6
- Dimension Notes
- Length 33.4 cm x Width 7.5 cm x Depth 3.2 cm
- Condition Remarks
- The metal is stable; it is slightly scratched and the plating is worn away in a tiny area on one of the handles; #2: missing end piece.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Person
- Photo
- Reference Comments
- American Cystoscope Co. Catalog, p. 154 (item #232); Ms. Lyall McPherson (daughter); photo
- Research Facts
- McPherson practised 1931–1957.
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blood transfusion apparatus
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact14918
- Dates
- 1910
- 1920
- circa 1910-1920
- Collection
- Fransman Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Military Medicine
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Phlebotomy
- Accession Number
- 000050002
- Description
- Portable blood transfusion apparatus housed in upright brown varnished wood box (a) with hinged front lid and two metal latches on left opening side and brass key lock, key missing; interior with portion of top of box hinged to open for access to removable upper shelf (c) and pull out wood drawer (…
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- Accession Number
- 000050002
- Collection
- Fransman Collection
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Phlebotomy
- MeSH Heading
- Phlebotomy
- Military Medicine
- Description
- Portable blood transfusion apparatus housed in upright brown varnished wood box (a) with hinged front lid and two metal latches on left opening side and brass key lock, key missing; interior with portion of top of box hinged to open for access to removable upper shelf (c) and pull out wood drawer (b) on bottom; two clear hand blown glass bottles (e-f), one with graduated measurements from 20 to 1100 cc in 20 cc gradations and the other without markings are held in place by a removable shaped wood piece (d) with a metal snap latch to join this piece to the built in wood shelf; bottles with wedge shaped red rubber plugs with a pair of glass rods descending into the bottle interior, with multiple and long red rubber tubes attached to glass rods on top of plugs; apparatus (g) of rubber tubes with a series of three metal clamps, two glass cylinders one filled with white cotton batting and one ‘T’ shaped glass connector rod all leading to a pair of long glass rods in ‘U’ shape attached to hinged door with wood toggles have bulbous tops and one bulb is open, placed in front of a pale yellow printed measurement guide with gradation from the center number “0” at the middle and measurements decreasing below and above by 20 ending in ‘30’ at both ends; several wood parts have hand written numbers while the bottle holder has a stamped number; bottles with minor bubbles in glass with etched interior of neck; silver stainless steel needle (h) with removable screw off top and similar style of trocar (i) with removable sections to change size of trocar stored inside.
- Number Of Parts
- 9
- Part Names
- a – case: 46.4 cm Height x 28.3 cm Width x 21.3 cm Depth b – drawer: 26.3 cm Length x 28.3 cm Width x 21.3 cm Depth c – shelf: 26.3 cm Length x 15.9 cm Height x 0.6 cm Depth d – bottle holder: 26.3 cm Length x 5.6 cm Width x 1.0 cm Depth e – f -bottle: 26.3 cm Height x 5.6 cm Diam g – rubber apparatus h - needle: 12.4 cm Length x 3.3 cm Width x 0.8 cm Depth I - trocar: 11.8 cm Length x 3.5 cm Width x 1.0 cm Depth
- Provenance
- Collected by Dr. Fransman, donor's father.
- Dates
- 1910
- 1920
- circa 1910-1920
- Material
- wood: brown
- rubber: tan
- glass: transparent
- metal: silver
- leather: brown
- Inscriptions
- Stamped on trocar: "HOLBONDS // LONDON"; on latch of bottle holder: "BRITISH // PAT NO // 165333 // MADE"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0007
- 0007-Q2-1
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Condition report created by Canadian War Museum, 25 June 2018; in donor file
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Reference Comments
- Wikipedia
- Research Facts
- Beginning with William Harvey's experiments on the circulation of blood, research into blood transfusion began in the 17th century, with successful experiments in transfusion between animals. However, successive attempts by physicians to transfuse animal blood into humans gave variable, often fatal, results.
- James Blundell in london, UK, successfully transfused human blood in 1818. The largest series of early successful transfusions took place at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary between 1885 and 1892. Edinburgh later became the home of the first blood donation and blood transfusion services. It was not until 1901, when the Austrian Karl Landsteiner discovered three human blood groups (O, A, and B), that blood transfusion was put onto a scientific basis and became safer.
- The First World War acted as a catalyst for the rapid development of blood banks and transfusion techniques. Canadian doctor and Lieutenant Lawrence Bruce Robertson was instrumental in persuading the Royal Army Medical Corps to adopt the use of blood transfusion at the Casualty Clearing Stations for the wounded. In October 1915, Robertson performed his first wartime transfusion with a syringe to a patient suffering from multiple shrapnel wounds. He followed this up with four subsequent transfusions in the following months.
- Dr. Fransman graduated from medical school in 1940 and lived in Amsterdam. Worked in Holland, England during WWII. Came to Kingston General Hosptial, Ontario in 1951 as a chest specialist and managed the TB clinincs. Radiologist specialist in 1960 and managed the x-ray department at Kingston General Hosptial, retiring in 1983. Post-retirement he worked at the Collins Bay prison, Kingston Psychiatric Hopsital, Ongwanada and St. Mary's of the Lake, retiring again in 1996.
- Exhibit History
- On exhibit 100TH Anniversary of Public Health Canada, Ottawa L-2019-7 27 Nov – 2 Dec 2019
- On loan L-2018-6 Canadian War Musuem for exhibit 'Last 100 Days of the First World War' 17 May 2018 - 20 April 2019
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Bowle's stethoscope
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact6346
- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1920
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 1970.8.1 a-c
- Description
- (a) Binaural attachment; black rubber tubing, metal junction tube, rubber earpieces; (b) chest piece; (c) chest piece cover; Note: item is missing.
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- Accession Number
- 1970.8.1 a-c
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Description
- (a) Binaural attachment; black rubber tubing, metal junction tube, rubber earpieces; (b) chest piece; (c) chest piece cover; Note: item is missing.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: estate of Harold DeWitt Ball via Dr. Olive Ibberson.
- Maker
- G. P. Pilling & Son Inc.
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1920
- Date Remarks
- Patent dates on item given as 1898 and 1901
- Material
- rubber: black
- metal: grey
- Inscriptions
- On (b): "BOWLE'S STETHOSCOPE & 17346 PAT JUNE 25-01, PAT. FEB 22-98 // PAT's PENDING G.P. PILLING & SON, PHILA. SOLE MF'RS"; on (c): "THIS COVER TO BE TAKEN OFF BEFORE USING STETHOSCOPE // G.P. PILLING & SON CO. PHILA. USA"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-2
- Temporary Location
- Item is missing.
- Dimension Notes
- Length 56.0 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- Betz catalogue p. 236 (item #3N 4867)
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bracelet stethoscope
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact8424
- Dates
- 1930
- 1950
- circa 1930-1950
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 1986.12.2 a-b
- Description
- A wooden box contains a Bowles-type stethoscope; there is a chestpiece with a metal cover over the diaphragm, joined metal tubes, and a metal bracelet; all rubber connecting tubes are absent; box has a paper label on the inside of the lid.
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- Accession Number
- 1986.12.2 a-b
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Physical Examination
- Stethoscopes
- Auscultation -- instrumentation
- Blood Pressure Determination
- Description
- A wooden box contains a Bowles-type stethoscope; there is a chestpiece with a metal cover over the diaphragm, joined metal tubes, and a metal bracelet; all rubber connecting tubes are absent; box has a paper label on the inside of the lid.
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- stethoscope chest piece - Size: Diam. 4.5 cm
- box - Size: Length 20.0 cm x Width 8.8 cm x Depth 6.0 cm
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. C. Filkin; miscellaneous items from the practice of her late husband, Dr. Armstrong, surgeon at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.
- Maker
- George P. Pilling & Son Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1930
- 1950
- circa 1930-1950
- Material
- wood: brown
- paper: yellow
- ink: black
- metal: silver
- Inscriptions
- Printed on paper label: "BRACELET STETHOSCOPE // A BLOOD PRESSURE STETHOSCOPE // BOWLES PATENT // MADE BY THE GEORGE P. PILLING & SON CO. // PHILADELPHIA, PA."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-2
- Condition Remarks
- All rubber tubing is missing.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Dr. Armstrong practised in Toronto from 1920 to 1950.
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