Electrocardiograph
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1930–1939
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1974.0711.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Cambridge Instrument Co. Inc.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Ossining, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- O-2786
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal; synthetic & rubber components.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 57.2 cm
- Width
- 23.5 cm
- Height
- 32.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Medical equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Cambridge
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Ossining
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- c. 1937 (based on date [?] handwritten on.4 label)
- Canada
-
Method for measuring patient's heart beat, presumably used by Canadian medical staff. - Function
-
To record the electric current produced by the action of the heart muscle. - Technical
-
Possibly a very early example of such an instrument. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- All controls, etc. labelled. Mfr's plate reads "CAMBRIDGE INSTRUMENT/ CO. [logo] INC./ OSSINING, NEW YORK/ SERIAL NO. 0-2786. * See Markings con't in Additional.
- Missing
- Yes
- Finish
- Black enamel finish; silver metal trim and fittings;. flat black synthetic adjustment knobs; red rubber fittings
- Decoration
- N/A
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Cambridge Instrument Co. Inc., Electrocardiograph, between 1930–1939, Artifact no. 1974.0711, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0711.001/
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