Ford's stethoscope chest piece, which consists of a single piece of metal formed into a hollow cylindrical tube that is open and round at the bottom and tapers upwards, then splits off in a Y-formation into two short hollow cylindrical tubes with small open round ends; the open bottom has threading…
Ford's stethoscope chest piece, which consists of a single piece of metal formed into a hollow cylindrical tube that is open and round at the bottom and tapers upwards, then splits off in a Y-formation into two short hollow cylindrical tubes with small open round ends; the open bottom has threading on its inner edges and there originally would have been a bell attached to it
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine collection.
The words "HASLAM // GERMANY" are stamped into the metal at the outside edge
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F4-2
Dimension Notes
Length 7.9 cm x Width 3.6 cm x Depth 1.8 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal shows minor wear, but no staining or corrosion is visible
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
Reference Comments
Previous number #90; "Illustrated Catalog of A Complete Line of Standard Surgical Instruments," by Codman & Shurtless, c. 1920, p. 12 (696) (see attached photocopy); "Surgical Instruments Suction and Pressure Apparatus," by J. Sklar Mfg. Co. Inc., 1967, p. 31 (110-60); Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory