- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- 1870-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis
- Accession Number
- 1979.7.12 a-c
- Description
- A glass urinometer in a pressed paper case, accompanied by a glass cylinder; urinometer has a bulb at one end, narrowing to a tiny neck that widens out into a cylindrical bulb, which narrows to a long, thin tube with a scale on it.
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- Accession Number
- 1979.7.12 a-c
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis
- MeSH Heading
- Urinalysis -- instrumentation
- Specific Gravity
- Diabetes Mellitus
- MM= Chemical Apparatus -- specific gravity testing
- Description
- A glass urinometer in a pressed paper case, accompanied by a glass cylinder; urinometer has a bulb at one end, narrowing to a tiny neck that widens out into a cylindrical bulb, which narrows to a long, thin tube with a scale on it.
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Part Names
- urinometer - Size: Length 13.0 cm x Diam. 1.7 cm
- cylinder -
- case - Size: Length 13.5 cm x Diam. 2.2 cm
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. D.G. Brown of Toronto; used by Mrs. Brown's great-uncle, Dr. Daniel E. Brooke.
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- 1870-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "late 19c."
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: black
- Inscriptions
- Scale on tube goes from 0 to 60, with graduation marks in between.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F6-12
- Condition Remarks
- #3: The lid has become detached from the cardboard tube.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
- Research Facts
- Dr. Brooke practised in Newhamburg in 1887 and in Windsor in 1892.
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perforated belladonna plaster container
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7672
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- 1870-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Treatment, General
- Accession Number
- 1979.7.14
- Description
- Cardboard case is long and cylindrical, with a yellow and green design on the outside and a metal lid; labelling printed on outside; contains a piece of plaster.
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- Accession Number
- 1979.7.14
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Treatment, General
- MeSH Heading
- Bandages
- Plants, Medicinal
- Stress -- drug therapy
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container
- Description
- Cardboard case is long and cylindrical, with a yellow and green design on the outside and a metal lid; labelling printed on outside; contains a piece of plaster.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. D.G. Brown of Toronto; used by Mrs. Brown's great-uncle, Dr. Daniel E. Brooke.
- Maker
- Johnson & Johnson
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- 1870-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "late 19c."
- Material
- cardboard: yellow; green
- metal: grey
- plaster:
- Inscriptions
- From the label: "Combined with Boracic acid"; "One yard, 7 inches"; "If the face cloth adheres too firmly it can be easily removed by dampening"; "No. 224 Perforated Belladonna Plaster"; "Johnson & Johnson"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-D4-4
- Temporary Location
- Unknown
- Dimension Notes
- Length 20.4 cm x Diam. 4.0 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
- Research Facts
- Dr. Brooke practised in Newhamburg in 1887 and in Windsor in 1892.
Images
exploring trocar
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7675
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- 1870-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 1979.7.17
- Description
- A metal trocar affixed to a bone handle; lid of handle unscrews to hold a silver director; bone case screws to the handle at the point where it is attached to the trocar.
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- Accession Number
- 1979.7.17
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Aspiration
- Suction -- instrumentation
- Drainage -- instrumentation
- MM= Catheterization -- paracentesis -- trocar
- Description
- A metal trocar affixed to a bone handle; lid of handle unscrews to hold a silver director; bone case screws to the handle at the point where it is attached to the trocar.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. D.G. Brown of Toronto; used by Mrs. Brown's great-uncle, Dr. Daniel E. Brooke.
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- 1870-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "late 19c."
- Material
- metal: grey
- bone: yellowish-white
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-D5-10
- Dimension Notes
- Length 11.5 cm x Diam. 6.0 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
- Research Facts
- Dr. Brooke practised in Newhamburg in 1887 and in Windsor in 1892.
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Esmarch's ether drop bottle
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7678
- Dates
- 1870
- 1900
- 1870-1900
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Anaesthesia
- Accession Number
- 1979.7.2
- Description
- An amber-coloured moulded glass drop bottle with one side flattened; bottle is gobular with a short, narrow neck with a lip.
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- Accession Number
- 1979.7.2
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Anaesthesia
- MeSH Heading
- Anesthesia, Inhalation
- Description
- An amber-coloured moulded glass drop bottle with one side flattened; bottle is gobular with a short, narrow neck with a lip.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. D.G. Brown of Toronto; used by Mrs. Brown's great-uncle, Dr. Daniel E. Brooke.
- Dates
- 1870
- 1900
- 1870-1900
- Material
- glass: amber
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-2
- Temporary Location
- On exhibit “The Century: Medical Innovations of the 1800s” at Museum of Health Care, 25 June 2017.
- Dimension Notes
- Length 9.5 cm x Width 7.0 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Dr. Brooke practised in Newhamburg in 1887 and in Windsor in 1892.
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pocket medicine case
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7682
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- 1870-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1979.7.3 a-y
- Description
- Leather fold-up pouch (y) contains 23 glass vials with metal screw-on lids; vials have labels; there is a printed label inside the case; contents as abbreviated on labels: (a) Hydrag. Iod. Viride; (b) Morphinae Sulphae; (c) Neurologic; (d) Pulv. Ipecac et Opii; (e) Hydrag. Chlor. Mite Ipecac et Sod…
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- Accession Number
- 1979.7.3 a-y
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Description
- Leather fold-up pouch (y) contains 23 glass vials with metal screw-on lids; vials have labels; there is a printed label inside the case; contents as abbreviated on labels: (a) Hydrag. Iod. Viride; (b) Morphinae Sulphae; (c) Neurologic; (d) Pulv. Ipecac et Opii; (e) Hydrag. Chlor. Mite Ipecac et Sodii Bicarb; (f) Tinc Aconite; (g) Corrosive Sublim; (h) Quine Sulphat; (i) Kermes Mineral Comp.; (j) Chlordyne; (k) Hydrag. Chlor. Mite; (l) Acetanalide Comp.; (m) Bronchitis; (n) Diarrhoea; (o) Constipation; (p) Cathartic "active"; (q) Tonsillitis; (r) Fever; (s) Ferri et acid Arsen.; (t) Ergotine; (u) Viburnum Comp.; (v) Bismuth et Cereli Oxalat; (w) Amonii Chloricum Comp.; (x) Quinine.
- Number Of Parts
- 25
- Part Names
- a-x - vials - Size: Length 7.5 cm x Diam. 1.3 cm
- y - pouch, open - Size: Length 24.0 cm x Width 36.5 cm
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. D.G. Brown of Toronto; used by Mrs. Brown's great-uncle, Dr. Daniel E. Brooke.
- Maker
- H. K. Mulford & Co., Compressed Tablets
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- 1870-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "late 19c."
- Material
- leather: brown
- glass: clear
- fabric: red
- metal: silver
- Inscriptions
- Label inside pouch reads, "Dr. D. E. Brooks // P.O. Box 37, // Windsor, Ont. Canada"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A6-6
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Dr. Brooke practised in Newhamburg in 1887 and in Windsor in 1892.
Images
Hodge's pessary
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7683
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- 1870-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Gynaecology
- Accession Number
- 1979.7.6
- Description
- A vulcanite pessary shaped like an open rectangle, slightly curved.
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- Accession Number
- 1979.7.6
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Gynaecology
- MeSH Heading
- Pessaries
- Description
- A vulcanite pessary shaped like an open rectangle, slightly curved.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. D.G. Brown of Toronto; used by Mrs. Brown's great-uncle, Dr. Daniel E. Brooke.
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- 1870-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "late 19c."
- Material
- vulcanite: black
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-D8-11
- Dimension Notes
- Length 9.2 cm x Width 5.0 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
- Research Facts
- Dr. Brooke practised in Newhamburg in 1887 and in Windsor in 1892.
Images
Smith's pessary
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7684
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- 1870-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Gynaecology
- Accession Number
- 1979.7.7
- Description
- A vulcanite pessary shaped like an open rectangle, slightly curved.
1 image
- Accession Number
- 1979.7.7
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Gynaecology
- MeSH Heading
- Pessaries
- Description
- A vulcanite pessary shaped like an open rectangle, slightly curved.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. D.G. Brown of Toronto; used by Mrs. Brown's great-uncle, Dr. Daniel E. Brooke.
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- 1870-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "late 19c."
- Material
- vulcanite: black
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-D8-11
- Dimension Notes
- Length 7.5 cm x Width 4.5 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
- Research Facts
- Dr. Brooke practised in Newhamburg in 1887 and in Windsor in 1892.
Images
stethoscope head
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7685
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- 1870-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 1979.7.8
- Description
- Vulcanite stethoscope head, shaped like a slightly tapered cylinder, open at both ends.
1 image
- Accession Number
- 1979.7.8
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Stethoscopes
- Auscultation -- instrumentation
- Description
- Vulcanite stethoscope head, shaped like a slightly tapered cylinder, open at both ends.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. D.G. Brown of Toronto; used by Mrs. Brown's great-uncle, Dr. Daniel E. Brooke.
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- 1870-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "late 19c."
- Material
- vulcanite: black
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-2
- Dimension Notes
- Length 5.0 cm x Diam. 2.5 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
- Research Facts
- Dr. Brooke practised in Newhamburg in 1887 and in Windsor in 1892.
Images
McIntosh's prolapsus pessary
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7686
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- 1870-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Gynaecology
- Accession Number
- 1979.7.9
- Description
- A round, slightly concave disk-like vulcanite pessary; there are four holes in the upper and lower surfaces.
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- Accession Number
- 1979.7.9
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Gynaecology
- MeSH Heading
- Pessaries
- Description
- A round, slightly concave disk-like vulcanite pessary; there are four holes in the upper and lower surfaces.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. D.G. Brown of Toronto; used by Mrs. Brown's great-uncle, Dr. Daniel E. Brooke.
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- 1870-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "late 19c."
- Material
- vulcanite: black
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-D8-11
- Dimension Notes
- Depth 2.5 cm x Diam. 4.0 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
- Research Facts
- Dr. Brooke practised in Newhamburg in 1887 and in Windsor in 1892.
Images
Richardson's sphygmograph
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7687
- Dates
- 1860
- 1900
- circa 1860-1900
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Cardiology
- Accession Number
- 1979.9.2
- Description
- Sphygmograph has a square base with a motor attached; motor is operated by a hand lever; apparatus juts out above motor with a needle to make graphs when measuring pulse rate; cloth straps are attached, which are tied around the wrist; a rod marked off and numbered from 1 to 6 is on top of the need…
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- Accession Number
- 1979.9.2
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Cardiology
- Description
- Sphygmograph has a square base with a motor attached; motor is operated by a hand lever; apparatus juts out above motor with a needle to make graphs when measuring pulse rate; cloth straps are attached, which are tied around the wrist; a rod marked off and numbered from 1 to 6 is on top of the needle and a metal block is at the top of the rod; there is a screw at bottom of base for winding the apparatus.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dept. of Physiology, University of Toronto, via Dr. W.J. Scott.
- Maker
- S. Manson and Thompson
- Site Made (City)
- London
- Site Made (Country)
- England
- Dates
- 1860
- 1900
- circa 1860-1900
- Material
- metal: grey
- fabric: black
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E6-7
- Dimension Notes
- Length 11.0 cm x Width 5.5 cm
- Condition Remarks
- In working order; somewhat worn, particularly the straps; motor runs.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- Arnold & Sons Catalogue, 1895, p. 314
- http://broughttolife.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/objects/display?id=92214
- Research Facts
- Apparatus has a device for regulating tension; a weight is moved along a bar as in a metronome; tension device introduced by B. W. Richardson.
- Blood pressure is measured and recorded using a sphygmograph. It is strapped to the wrist. The pulse beat is transmitted to a lever which records it on smoked paper. The first efficient sphygmograph was designed by Étienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904) in 1863. This example belonged to Dr Robert Ellis Dudgeon (1820-1904). He was a prominent figure in homeopathy. Dudgeon also made his own changes to Marey’s original design. It was made by instrument maker J. Gauter in 1876. In the late 1800s, physiology teachers used sphygmographs to visually demonstrate blood pressure. Instruments such as this were also valuable diagnostic aids. They were the predecessor of the modern arm cuffs physicians now use to measure blood pressure.
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