Wishbone-shaped tuning fork with square sides; the handle occupies the lower third (approximately) of the body with two prongs occupying the upper two-thirds of the body; the two prongs also each have one rectangular solid piece with a small hole in the centre of the inner side of each piece.
Wishbone-shaped tuning fork with square sides; the handle occupies the lower third (approximately) of the body with two prongs occupying the upper two-thirds of the body; the two prongs also each have one rectangular solid piece with a small hole in the centre of the inner side of each piece.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned and used by Dr. C. H. Bird or Dr. H. G. Bird of Gananoque, Ontario.
Stamped into the metal of one side of the handle is "G // 64 // KNY-SCHEERER // GERMANY"; there is also a logo of a snake twisted around a caduceus rod with a crown above it.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F4-1
Dimension Notes
Length 22.5 cm x Width 3.3 cm x Depth 1.4 cm
Condition Remarks
There is some evidence of plating loss and inactive corrosion (but no active corrosion); there is also some small evidence of wear (scratches and gouges) but nothing major.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Catalogue of Surgical Instruments," by the Kny Scheerer Co., 1915, p. 3085 (item C/-6229)