Plastic demonstartion model of the heart with hinged flip open sections painted and numbered to distinguish parts; three main nodes have a hinged flip top revealing inner mechanics; electrically wired; indicator lights implanted, mounted on wooden base; three-dial control panel to back; maker infor…
Plastic demonstartion model of the heart with hinged flip open sections painted and numbered to distinguish parts; three main nodes have a hinged flip top revealing inner mechanics; electrically wired; indicator lights implanted, mounted on wooden base; three-dial control panel to back; maker information to back.
plastic: red; orange; light blue; dark blue; pink; yellow; brown
wood: brown
metal: silver; black
Inscriptions
to back: "BEAT / MODE // RATE // HEART DEMONSTRATOR // MEDICAL SYSTEMS DEPT // MILWAUKEE, WISC. MADE IN USA."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-S2-3
Dimension Notes
Length 32.0 cm. x Width 18.0 cm. x Depth 19.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
Feb 2022: Replaced missing accession number tag on back; loose veneer glued down; screws tightened
Apr. 12 1995: Overall condition good, electrical circuits no longer functional; had been stored in a polyurethane foam-lined case; model was grimy and dusty with foam fragments stuck to surface in areas. Hinges very weak.
Copy Type
Other
Exhibit History
On loan to University of Toronto Art Centre’s Art Museum for exhibit ‘Plastic Heart: Surface all the way through’ L-2021-2 19 Mar 2021 - 30 January 2022.
May 2006: "Medical Art Through the Ages: The History of Anatomical Teaching Models"; "Picturing the Body: Medical Arts as Teaching Tools," Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, Sept. 17, 2010.
With MHC Education Program “Spare Parts” stored in Rm 2017