University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Cardiology
Accession Number
1933.4.1
Description
Baumanometer wall model mercury sphygmomanometer in a cloth-covered wooden case, made of two glass bulbs connected by a U-shaped glass tube; one end of a bulb is connected to a pressure cuff and a rubber pump; glass parts are fixed to the cover, which, when fully open, will enable the U-shaped glas…
Baumanometer wall model mercury sphygmomanometer in a cloth-covered wooden case, made of two glass bulbs connected by a U-shaped glass tube; one end of a bulb is connected to a pressure cuff and a rubber pump; glass parts are fixed to the cover, which, when fully open, will enable the U-shaped glass tube to stand upright; the scale is graduated from 0 to 240.
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; donated by Dr. Edgar Lloyd Sexsmith.
"The Brown Sphygmomanometer" in cursive script; "MANUFACTURED BY PHYSICIAN SPECIALTY CO. // U.S.A."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E6-4
Condition Remarks
#2: Mercury undergoing changes in colour and consistency; rubber tubing and pump stiff and cracking; fabric odorous; #3: mercury; rubber; case won't close.