(a) Ophthalmoscope case, which is a rectangular box, leather over wood, with a hinged lid and interior lined with dark blue velvet and segmented into different storage compartments with interior walls; metal latch at front; (b,c) otoscope speculum, cone-shaped, plastic and hollow, with threading ar…
(a) Ophthalmoscope case, which is a rectangular box, leather over wood, with a hinged lid and interior lined with dark blue velvet and segmented into different storage compartments with interior walls; metal latch at front; (b,c) otoscope speculum, cone-shaped, plastic and hollow, with threading around the wide mouth and a long, narrow neck; (d) nasal speculum, cone-shaped, plastic and hollow, with threading around the wide mouth and a squat neck; (e) light at end of a plastic and metal cylinder; curves 120° to single-prong plug; projecting at 30° from light tube is a metal clip assembly; (f) ophthalmoscope head; body is a rotating disc of metal, with small glass lenses embedded in the disc, sandwiched between two thin discs of metal, pierced with two circular holes; one allows patient and doctor to look through, the other shows magnification of top lens; the front plate has both sides cut back to allow easier turning of embedded disc; the rear plate has an extra semicircle of metal attached to the top; a metal cylinder runs down back of instrument, topped with a lens; the bottom has a single-prong plug and a thick, textured neck.
Number Of Parts
6
Part Names
a - case - Size: Length 20.0 cm x Width 16.4 cm x Depth 5.9 cm
b - otoscope speculum - Size: Length 4.1 cm x Diam. 2.6 cm
c - otoscope speculum - Size: Length 4.1 cm x Diam. 2.7 cm
d - nasal speculum - Size: Length 1.8 cm x Diam. 2.7 cm
e - light assembly - Size: Length 5.7 cm x Width 2.4 cm x Depth 5.5 cm
f - ophthalmoscope - Size: Length 8.8 cm x Width 4.3 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
Provenance
Owned and used by Dr. Burns of Napanee, Ont., a graduate of the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Class of 1947; some items belonged to Dr. Stratton, who held the Napanee practice prior to Dr. Burns.
(a) engraved on latch: "PRESTO LOCK CO."; printed on inside fabric: "WAPPLER // [Wappler logo] // AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS, INC. // NEW YORK"; printed on lid: "INGRAM & BELL LIMITED // INGRAM & BELL // LIMITED // PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITAL SUPPLIES // TORONTO // MONTREAL – WINNIPEG – CALGARY"; handwritten on lid: "R. BURNS"; (b) embossed on mouth: "WAPPLER"; on reverse side: "5.MM"; (c) embossed on mouth: "WAPPLER"; on reverse side: "6.MM"; (d) embossed on mouth: "WAPPLER"; on reverse side: "NASAL"; (e) engraved on clip plate: "AMERCYSTOSCOPE // MAKERS INC."; (f) embosed on face: "AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS, INC. // TRADE MARK // WAPPLER // – + // MAY–OPHTHALMOSCOPE"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E4-5
Condition Remarks
(a) In fair condition; some wear at corners, on edges; velvet discoloured; (b) light wear around mouth; (c,d) light wear; (e) some wear; tarnished on arm just behind light bulb assembly; (f) light wear around prong.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Internet
Reference Comments
"American Hospital Supply Catalogue (C30), Canada," by Div. AHSC (Canada) Ltd., 1964 ([b,c] similar to 31230-020; [d] similar to 31240-020; [e] similar to 31220; [f] similar to 31210); history of plastic Web site
Research Facts
ophthalmoscope [of-thal´mo-skop] an instrument for examining the interior of the eye. Direct ophthalmoscope one that produces an upright, or unreversed, image of approximately 15 times magnification. The direct ophthalmoscope is used to inspect the fundus of the eye, which is the back portion of the interior eyeball. Examination is best carried out in a darkened room. The examiner looks for changes in the color or pigment of the fundus, changes in the caliber and shape of retinal blood vessels, and any abnormalities in the macula lutea, the portion of the retina that receives and analyzes light only from the very center of the visual field. Macular degeneration and opacities of the lens can be seen through direct ophthalmoscopy.