University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Basic Science Artifacts
Classification
Basic Science, Laboratory Instrumentation
Accession Number
1969.6.26
Description
Wooden box with plastic cover on top; four gear shaped knobs with adjustment markings; seven metal electrodes for wire attachments with various markings; one voltage meter located in the centre of the panel; manufacturer's label on a plaque affixed to top edge.
Wooden box with plastic cover on top; four gear shaped knobs with adjustment markings; seven metal electrodes for wire attachments with various markings; one voltage meter located in the centre of the panel; manufacturer's label on a plaque affixed to top edge.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Donated to the Academy of Medicine by Dr. A.J. Kerwin; acquired by the museum from the Academy of Medicine.
Etched on top panel: "THE CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT Co. LTD. // CAMBRIDGE. ENGLAND. No. 25081"; printed on label screwed to panel: "MADE IN ENGLAND"; printed on volt meter: " VOLTS // No. 464856 260 OHMS"; etched on label screwed to wood wall: "INSTRUMENTS LIMITED // CANADIAN BRANCH // 15 BANK STREET OTTAWA // AND AT // TORONTO, QUEBEC & VANCOUVER".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-I1-5
Dimension Notes
Length 43.7 cm x Width 32.4 cm x Depth 13.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Glass cover for voltmeter is missing; lower right knob is broken; plating on metal is flaking; paint is faded.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
JPG
Reference Comments
Information in donor file; original Academy catalogue sheet, June 10, 1977; CD #2.
Research Facts
This control panel belonged to an Einthoven string galvanometer, an early form of electrocardiograph for measuring the heart's electrical activity; this galvanometer was the first example of this instrument used in Toronto, Ontario.