A multiple puncture apparatus in a case; the (a) apparatus is made of stainless steal with a rubber handle and consists of a shaft with the handle at one end and an attachment at the other; the attachment has two loops extending from the sides; when pulled back six small needles spring out through …
A multiple puncture apparatus in a case; the (a) apparatus is made of stainless steal with a rubber handle and consists of a shaft with the handle at one end and an attachment at the other; the attachment has two loops extending from the sides; when pulled back six small needles spring out through a screen at the end; there is also a small plastic cannister (b) containing replacement needles; the case is black plastic with a white hinged top; there is foam inside the case, fitted to hold the instrument.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - apparatus - Size: Length 14.0 cm x Width 7.0 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
b - cannister - Size: Length 3.1 cm x Width 2.1 cm x Depth 1.6 cm
c - case - Size: Length 15.0 cm x Width 9.0 cm x Depth 4.1 cm
Provenance
Obtained from K.R.C.C. but exact provenance undetermined.
Tests using these devices were done on most children after the mid-20th century. Eschmann stopped producing them in the 1980s; appears in a 1957 catalogue.
Material
metal: silver
plastic: white, black, clear
rubber: black
Inscriptions
"ESCHMANN // Multiple // Puncture // Apparatus"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F6-10
Condition Remarks
Some slight wear.
Reference Types
Book
Internet
Reference Comments
Internet: "Bignell Surgical Instruments Ltd"; Internet: "The Evolution of Eschmann"; "A Catalogue of Operation Tables, Sterilizers, Hospital Furniture, Surgical Instruments, Appliances, Ligatures & Sutures," Allen & Hanburys Ltd., London, Eng., 1957, p. 558.
Research Facts
These devices are normally used for the mass tuberculosis testing of school children.