Preview
Type of Object
Hammer
Date of Manufacture
1970
Physical Details
Stainless steel and hard rubber percussion hammer. Rubber mallet head is triangular and molded into stainless steel band at distal end of instrument. Proximal end acts as a handle, with a slight indentation on either side. Manufacturers name, "DITTMAR," engraved into one indentation on handle.
Dimensions
2 cm. x 19.5 cm. x 5 cm.
Medical Subject
Percussion -- instrumentation
Accession Number
2004.4.68
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Percussion Hammer, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00033.jpg