Folding tongue depressor, which consists of two pieces hinged together to form a single instrument that folds out in a 90° angle, and folds in to lie flat together; both sides have straight handles with rounded outer edges and slightly concave inner edges; the handles flare out at the tips to form …
Folding tongue depressor, which consists of two pieces hinged together to form a single instrument that folds out in a 90° angle, and folds in to lie flat together; both sides have straight handles with rounded outer edges and slightly concave inner edges; the handles flare out at the tips to form bulbous ends, both of which have elongated oval fenestrations.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection.
Maker
Jetter & Scheerer
Dates
1900
1934
circa 1900-1934
Date Remarks
Logo type used between 1900 and 1934
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
The inside of one handle has the Jetter & Scheerer logo of a snake twisted around a caduceus rod with a crown above it, stamped into the metal
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E3-1
Length
7.9 cm
Width
2.4 cm
Depth
1.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 7.9 cm x Width 2.4 cm x Depth 1.0 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal shows some wear and some plating loss; no corrosion is visible
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
Reference Comments
"Illustrated Catalog of a Complete Line of Standard Surgical Instruments," by Codman & Shurtleff, 1920, p. 239 (item #8015)
Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory
Exhibit History
On display in the Anaesthesia exhibit in the Kingston General Hospital Hall of Honour, Sept. 27, 1997-June 2011; on loan to Canadian Anesthesiologists Society, 18-23 June 2004: L-2004.1.