University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Ophthalmology
Accession Number
1975.3.36 a-f
Description
Black leather-covered, velvet-lined case (a) with rounded ends contains an ivory handle (c) that screws into the top (b), a mirror in poor condition (d), a mirror in good condition (e), and a slit in disc (f) (??).
Black leather-covered, velvet-lined case (a) with rounded ends contains an ivory handle (c) that screws into the top (b), a mirror in poor condition (d), a mirror in good condition (e), and a slit in disc (f) (??).
Number Of Parts
6
Part Names
a - case - Size: Length 13.4 cm x Width 5.7 cm x Depth 1.9 cm
b - top
c - handle
d - mirror
e - mirror
f - slit (??)
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. Leslie W. Black via Dr. A. D. Kelly at the Ontario Medical Association; instruments from the practice of Dr. Malcolm C. Black, Mrs. Black's father-in-law.
Dates
1870
1900
circa 1870-1900
Material
leather: black
fabric: red
metal: yellow
ivory
glass: mirrored
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E4-6
Condition Remarks
In working order; very dirty; one piece is missing.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Other
Reference Comments
Mayer & Metzler catalogue, 1880, p. 38 (item # 100A); Allen & Hanbury catalogue, 1906, p. 492 (item # 3565); also see 1940.1.1
Research Facts
Surgical and diagnostic instruments ca 1890-1900 from the practice of Dr. Malcolm C. Black of Hespeler, Ont.