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Type of Object
Ophthalmoscope
Place of Manufacture
Germany; New York (N.Y.)
Date of Manufacture
1910-1920
Physical Details
Combination electric ophthalmoscope and otoscope package. Black leather case with green suede interior and exterior slide catch houses single battery handle and heads to perform the function of either an ophthalmoscope or an otoscope. Ophthalmoscope head has 24 lenses fixed on a rotating dial, and is inscribed, "May Ophthalmoscope, Wappler Electric Co. New York, U.S.A. Pat. Dec. 12, 1916 Made in Germany." Otoscope head has two magnifying heads, one attached to the main body with a pivoting hinge, and is packaged with two aural specula of different sizes. Otoscope head inscriptions read: "Wappler E. Co. N.Y. Pat. Nov. 8 1910" Case also contains one extra objective for otoscope.
Dimensions
4.7 cm. x 15.5 cm. x 7 cm.
Medical Subject
Ophthalmoscopes
Accession Number
1981.12
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: Combination Otoscope and May Ophthalmoscope, 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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