General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL HANDLE; RUBBER STRIKING PAD.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

19.5 cm

Width

5.3 cm

Height

2.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Instruments

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

LILLY

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS STYLE OF HAMMER USED C. 1920S+. THIS HAMMER PROBABLY MADE C. 1990S+: APPEARS NEW/UNUSED.

Canada

PART OF COLLECTION OF MR. JOSEF ELSENER: HE WAS SWISS BORN & TRAINED AS ARMOURER, EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1952 & BECAME A BUSINESSMAN. HIS COLLECTION OF 1000+ PIECES WAS FOCUSED ON FINELY MADE APPARATUS INCLUDING MACHINE TOOLS, SURVEYING EQ., MEDICAL APPARATUS & SOME ELECTRICAL TEST & RADIO EQ.

Function

USED TO TEST MUSCLE STRETCH REFLEX.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF TAYLOR PATTERN PERCUSSION HAMMER, TYPE MOST COMMONLY USED BY PHYSICIANS TO TEST PHYSICAL REFLEXES. DESIGNED BY JOHN MADISONTAYLOR C. 1888, EARLY HAMMERS HAD AN OPEN LOOP HANDLE AND WEIGHED 60-70 GRAMS. LATER VERSIONS (C. 1920+) WERE DESIGNED WITH A SOLID HANDLE WITH A POINTED TIP FOR ELICITING CUTANEOUS REFLEXES. LATER HAMMERS WERE ALSO MADE HEAVIER, WEIGHING BETWEEN 80 AND 140 GRAMS. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"Lilly" incised in handle; "GERMANY" stamped in reverse. "$25.00" handwritten in pencil on round orange sticker on handle.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

BRIGHT SILVER METAL HANDLE; RED RUBBER PAD.

Decoration

N/A