University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Physical Examination
Surgery
Surgery, Instrumentation
Vision
Classification
Ophthalmology
Diagnosis, Eyes
Surgery
Surgery, instrumentation
Vision
Physical Examination
Accession Number
1969.108.1
Description
Eye speculum, consisting of a Y-shaped piece connected to a spring-like mechanism at one end and each arm of the Y connected to an arm ending in a curved retractor.
Eye speculum, consisting of a Y-shaped piece connected to a spring-like mechanism at one end and each arm of the Y connected to an arm ending in a curved retractor.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source unknown.
Dates
1880
1915
circa 1880-1915
Material
metal: dark grey
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E4-10
Dimension Notes
Length 7.3 cm x Width 4.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Tarnished.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
Most similar to Mayer & Meltzer, 1880, p. 51 (item #162); very similar to Tiemann, 1889, p. 152 (item #1856) and Kny-Scheerer, 1915, p. 3036 (item #C/-2577)
Research Facts
eye spec·u·lum an instrument for keeping the eyelids apart during inspection of or operation on the eye.