A stethoscope chest piece that is a bell-shaped metal housing with a small tube running through the centre; there are two distinct ridges that flare out from the top metal end, the bottom of which has a screw-threaded connector; these threads accomodate a black Bakelite bell with a concave face and…
A stethoscope chest piece that is a bell-shaped metal housing with a small tube running through the centre; there are two distinct ridges that flare out from the top metal end, the bottom of which has a screw-threaded connector; these threads accomodate a black Bakelite bell with a concave face and a hole running through that aligns with the metal housing
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used either by Dr. C. H. Bird or by Dr. Godfrey Bird, of Gananoque, Ont.
Dates
1905
1915
circa 1905-1915
Material
plastic: black
metal: silver/grey
Inscriptions
Stamped into the metal around the connector: "PAT. 1742497"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F4-2
Dimension Notes
Length 5.7 cm x Diam. 2.7 cm
Condition Remarks
Chest piece shows only minor scratches and scuff marks; a slight trace of inactive corrosion found in screw threading; bakelite has only minor scratches
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Standard Surgical Instruments," by Codman and Shurtleff, Boston, 1920, p. 16 (similar to item 720-26, without the binaural attachment)