University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Cardiology
Accession Number
1969.3.39 a-b
Description
Pipette (a) has a reservoir near one end; sphygmomanometer in case (b) is a curved glass tube with a metal fitting at one end and screw (stopcock?) with a paper scale underneath; the other end is open to the air, but the lid has a rubber stopper to cover the opening when the case is closed.
Pipette (a) has a reservoir near one end; sphygmomanometer in case (b) is a curved glass tube with a metal fitting at one end and screw (stopcock?) with a paper scale underneath; the other end is open to the air, but the lid has a rubber stopper to cover the opening when the case is closed.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - pipette - Size: Length 12.0 cm
b - case - Size: Length 25.0 cm x Width 4.5 cm x Depth 2.7 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dept. of Physiology, University of Toronto, via Dr. John W. Scott.
Paper scale has 0-300 m/m Hg marked on it; also "R:467899"; pen mark "39" in lower right corner; case has: "Hawksley, London" in gold.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-K1-1
Condition Remarks
#2: mercury
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Described on AM card as "Meter for measuring low pressures, probably used for blood-gas analysis"; however, scale indicates range of 30-300 m/m Hg, so probably used to measure blood pressure.