University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Archival
Weights & Measures
Classification
Archival
Weights & Measures
Accession Number
1985.23.2
Description
Thick cream-coloured paper card with circles cut-out around three edges in increasing sizes identifying size of gauge in metric with metric measurement; metric rule along bottom.
Thick cream-coloured paper card with circles cut-out around three edges in increasing sizes identifying size of gauge in metric with metric measurement; metric rule along bottom.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: unknown.
Printed on one side: "Please Preserve // STANDARD SCALE // for // CATHETERS and SOUNDS // Metric System // Established and adopted by American Surgical Trade Association // The J. F. HARTZ CO., Limited // Surgical Instruments and Physician's Supplies // No. 2 Richmond St. East // Conferation Life Bldg. Toronto, Ont."; on reverse: "AMERICAN SURGICAL TRADE ASSOCIATION // STANDARD METRIC CATHETER SCALE. // 1 Meter (M) = 10 decim's = 100 cemtim's (c.m.) = 1000 millim's (m.m.) // 1 M = 1.09 yds. = 3.28 feet = 39.37 in.; 1 c.m. = .3937 in.; 1 m.m. = .03937 in"