Urethral sound, which consists of a long, narrow instrument made from a single piece of solid plated metal; the handle is flat with rounded sides; the end of the handle is round, then tapers in, then back out again, then in again to join with the blade; the blade is long and cylindrical with a roun…
Urethral sound, which consists of a long, narrow instrument made from a single piece of solid plated metal; the handle is flat with rounded sides; the end of the handle is round, then tapers in, then back out again, then in again to join with the blade; the blade is long and cylindrical with a rounded tip; the tip end of the sound curves upwards
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
The top of the handle has, "11 // STEVENS // & SON // LONDON" stamped into the metal
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E7-12
Dimension Notes
Length 29.7 cm x Width 2.4 cm x Depth 4.2 cm
Condition Remarks
The plating on the metal shows a great deal of wear, especially on the blade section; no corrosion is visible; there was some tape residue on the sound after masking tape used to hold a tag onto the instrument was removed
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
JPG
Reference Comments
Previous number #239; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; "Surgical Instruments," by The Kny-Scheerer Co., 1915, p. 4054 (similar to item D/-2701) (see attached photocopy); CD #5