Kan Klamp ether/chloroform dropper, which consists of a C-shaped metal clamp with a rounded top and a C-shaped base; a hole through the top of the clamp has a solid cylindrical screw through it; the top of the screw piece has a flat round knob with cross-hatched gripping edges; the bottom of the sc…
Kan Klamp ether/chloroform dropper, which consists of a C-shaped metal clamp with a rounded top and a C-shaped base; a hole through the top of the clamp has a solid cylindrical screw through it; the top of the screw piece has a flat round knob with cross-hatched gripping edges; the bottom of the screw piece has an attached domed cap with a round open base and short hollow cylindrical tubes at the right and left sides; the tubes are closed with caps that end with a closed blunted point and have cross-hatched outer gripping edges; the right cap will not come off; the cap can be moved up and down within the C-clamp by turning the screw to the right or left
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
Dates
1920
1940
circa 1920-1940
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
The back of the C-clamp has the words "PATENTED // FEB. 27 - 1923" stamped into the metal
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-2
Dimension Notes
Length 5.3 cm x Width 3.2 cm x Depth 4.3 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal shows wear and very minor staining; no corrosion is visible; moving parts move freely except for the cap on the right spout, which will not come off
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
Reference Comments
Previous number #256; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; "Surgical Instruments," The J. Sklar Mfg. Co., Inc., 1967, p. 34 (item 120-40); "Hospital and Physicians Equipment and Supplies," by the J.F. Hartz Co. Ltd., 1960, p. 245 (item 5H-1515)