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Type of Object
Stethoscope, binaural
Place of Manufacture
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date of Manufacture
1920-1950
Physical Details
Binaural stethoscope with rubber connective units. The earpieces are a hard plasticine material, connected to two steel tubes which are attached by a thin, bowed, flexible strip of steel. The earpieces hook to a Y-connector, also made of steel and with leather attachments, which then hooks to a chestpiece made of steel. The rubber is badly degraded and extremely stiff.
Dimensions
2 cm. x 30 cm. x 7 cm.
Medical Subject
Stethoscopes
Accession Number
1982.101f
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: Binaural Stethoscope, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00088.jpg