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Type of Object
Stethoscope, binaural
Place of Manufacture
New York (N.Y.)
Date of Manufacture
1860-1900
Physical Details
Binaural stethoscope in two pieces. Earpiece consists of two steel tubes with gutta percha tips for the ear. Each tube has a ribbed steel grip attached to the outside edge nearest to the connection points for the listening end, and the two tubes are connected by a central hinge which is bowed slightly downward. The distal piece is made of two flexible cloth-lined tubes hooked to a central ball and bell. Engraved "Dr. Gammann's Stethoscope."
Dimensions
5 cm. x 39 cm. x 10 cm.
Medical Subject
Stethoscopes
Accession Number
1982.408
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: Cammann's Stethoscope with Snelling's Rubber Bell, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
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