Dimensions are of wax model and fabric. Previously listed dimensions (possibly of glass case which is no longer with object?): Length 57.8 cm x Width 34.9 cm x Depth 17.1 cm
Condition Remarks
Dec 2023 - deep crack in thumb, cracking at base of first two fingers
Nov 2022 - overall good condition - some faint scratches and scuffs on wax model, and dust/dirt on surface; small metal tacks holding fabric in place are coming detached, especially around fingers
Nov 2022 - use caution if handling due to loose metal tacks; if transporting outside of museum avoid extremes of temperature to avoid melting/cracking of wax
Copy Type
Original
Reference Comments
https://www.britannica.com/science/Schick-test
Research Facts
Used as a teaching aid by the Health League of Canada, which is moving from original premises to Bayview.
Schick Test: intracutaneous injection of diluted diphtheria antitoxin equal to 1/50 minimum lethal dose; lack of immunity to diphtheria is indicated by evidence of edema at the injection site on the 5th-7th day after injection.
The Schick Test is used to test susceptibility to diphtheria - a small minute amount of diphtheria toxin is injected into the skin of the forearm, and redness at the site of injection after three days indicates a positive reaction (absence of circulating antibody) or a false positive reaction (hypersensitivity to the toxin). The Schick test was introduced in 1913 by Bela Schick (1877–1967), an Austrian pediatrician.