Urethroscope set, consisting of (a) a sheath, Nol 32 French scale, with compartment to hold illuminator; (b) obturator for (a), No. 32; (c) sheath, No. 28, plain, straight; (d) obturator No. 28; (e) sheath, No. 24, plain, straight; (f) obturator, No. 24; (g,h) diagnostic lamp with condenser lens; (i) illuminator for (a); (j) illluminator for (a), light bulb on long wire with electrical contacts and set screw for wire; (k) post to screw into shield at end of (e); (l) case, covered in brown morocco leather, sliding catch lock, lined with purple velvet, maker's name on white ribbon on inside of lid.
Number Of Parts
12
Part Names
a - sheath
b - obturator
c - sheath
d - obturator
e - sheath
f - obturator
g - diagnostic lamp
h - bulb
i - illuminator
j - illuminator
k - post
l - case - Size: Length 21.0 cm x Width 11.0 cm x Depth 5.0 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. Harold DeWitt Ball.
On white strip on inside cover of case: "ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT CO. // ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, U.S.A."; on (a): "E.S.I.CO. Rochester N.Y. U.S.A., PAT'D"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E7-11
Condition Remarks
Case: lid torn off, box worn; infested with insects; (a-k) good, but two bulbs have been broken; #2: case is deteriorating; lid has come off.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
See Ingram & Bell Catalogue, 1909, p. 150 (item JJ 55); (g) Betz Catalogue, p. 33 (item 3N 3375)