University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Diagnosis, General
Accession Number
1986.12.2 a-b
Description
A wooden box contains a Bowles-type stethoscope; there is a chestpiece with a metal cover over the diaphragm, joined metal tubes, and a metal bracelet; all rubber connecting tubes are absent; box has a paper label on the inside of the lid.
A wooden box contains a Bowles-type stethoscope; there is a chestpiece with a metal cover over the diaphragm, joined metal tubes, and a metal bracelet; all rubber connecting tubes are absent; box has a paper label on the inside of the lid.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
stethoscope chest piece - Size: Diam. 4.5 cm
box - Size: Length 20.0 cm x Width 8.8 cm x Depth 6.0 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. C. Filkin; miscellaneous items from the practice of her late husband, Dr. Armstrong, surgeon at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.
Printed on paper label: "BRACELET STETHOSCOPE // A BLOOD PRESSURE STETHOSCOPE // BOWLES PATENT // MADE BY THE GEORGE P. PILLING & SON CO. // PHILADELPHIA, PA."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F4-2
Condition Remarks
All rubber tubing is missing.
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Dr. Armstrong practised in Toronto from 1920 to 1950.