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Type of Object
Stethoscope, monaural
Date of Manufacture
1820-1860
Physical Details
Monaural stethoscope with a cedar body and a small opening running lengthwise down the center of the body. The bottom 7cm of the body are hollowed out in a bell shape and a hard rubber earpiece at the top of the body.
Dimensions
4 cm. x 18 cm. x 3.5 cm.
Medical Subject
Stethoscopes
Accession Number
1986.16
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Monaural Stethoscope, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00044.jpg