University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Diagnosis, General
Accession Number
1982.4.4
Description
A wooden box containing a Wheatstone Bridge and a platinum wire skin applicator; a rectangular enamel dial occupies the top third of the box; a rheostat and an on / off switch are at the bottom; a metal attachment provides storage for the electric cord, which ends in a wand.
A wooden box containing a Wheatstone Bridge and a platinum wire skin applicator; a rectangular enamel dial occupies the top third of the box; a rheostat and an on / off switch are at the bottom; a metal attachment provides storage for the electric cord, which ends in a wand.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. R. A. Gordon of Toronto.
Dermalor is an instrument for measuring skin temperature; antedates the "electronic age"; consists of a Wheatstone Bridge with variable resistance for calibration in one side of the bridge and a platinum wire skin applicator in the other.