String, electrocardiograph

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1930–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0698.001

MANUFACTURER: Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Cambridge, England

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General Information

Serial #: 18203
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: brass [and possibly other] metal[s]

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.0 cm
Width: 10.1 cm
Height: 8.0 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: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Cambridge

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Believed made, and presumably used in 1930s; possibly also used later.
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "THE CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO. LTD. CAMBRIDGE ENGLAND NO. 18203" stamped into instrument. "TO INCREASE SENSITIVITY" and right-facing directional arrow stamped into largest adjustment knob. UHN catalogue no. "X969.6.15 A" printed by hand in white ink on instrument.
Missing: None.
Finish: Black wrinkle finish on metal bosses on one end and on main body of instrument; bright lacquered [?] brass instrument has selected blued/ black metal components
Decoration: N/A

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Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co. Ltd., String, electrocardiograph, circa 1930–1939, Artifact no. 2002.0698, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0698.001/

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