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Traube's percussion hammer
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Dates
1910
1930
circa 1910-1930
Collection
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Neurology
Physical Examination
Accession Number
1977.10.2
Description
A metal percussion hammer with a flat handle (filed steel?) attached to a mallet head with a rounded, screw-on piece with a rubber point.
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Accession Number
1977.10.2
Collection
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Neurology
Physical Examination
MeSH Heading
Physical Examination
Neurologic Examination -- instrumentation
Reflex -- instrumentation
MM= Percussion Aid – hammer
Neurology -- instrumentation
Description
A metal percussion hammer with a flat handle (filed steel?) attached to a mallet head with a rounded, screw-on piece with a rubber point.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. St. Krzysztoporski (Poland), c/o of Dr. A, Abramowicz of Humber Memorial Hospital, Weston, Ont.
Maker
Kny-Scheerer Co.
Site Made (City)
New York
Site Made (State)
New York
Site Made (Country)
United States of America
Dates
1910
1930
circa 1910-1930
Material
metal: grey; silver
rubber: black
Inscriptions
Imprinted in the handle: "AESCULAP" over the the logo of a crown over a caduceus.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F4-1
Dimension Notes
Length 16.2 cm x Width 5.7 cm
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Illustrations of Surgical Instruments of Superior Quality," Kny-Scheerer Co., 1915, p. 1093
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