General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL; GLASS; SYNTHETIC COVERED CASE WITH FABRIC LINING.

Dimensions

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

Length

17.4 cm

Width

12.0 cm

Height

4.0 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

GOWLLANDS

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

COMBINATION OF LENSES, MIRROR & LIGHT SOURCE USED TO EXAMINE THE INTERIOR OF THE EYE.

Technical

REISER DESCRIBES INVENTION OF OPTHALMOSCOPE IN 1850 BY HERMAN VON HELMHOLTZ. OPTHALMOSCOPE AND OTOSCOPE FIT ON A COMMON HANDLE, AND USE COMMON POWER SOURCE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 WHITE LETTERING READING 'MAY/ OPHTHALMOSCOPE/ IMPROVED/ PAT NO. 358766' & 'Gowllands/ Made in England'/.2 MFR'S NAME INCISED/.9 "GOWLLANDS" incised on case lock. "Gowllands/ MADE IN ENGLAND " printed on silver label on inside of case lid. "TO PREVENT CORROSION/ OF THE HANDLE/ THE BATTERY SHOULD BE/ REMOVED WHEN EXHAUSTED" and "LA CORROSION DE LA POIGNEE/ PEUT ETRE EVITEE/ EN ENLEVANT LA PILE DES/ QU'ELLE EST USEE" printed on label inside case body. "MADE IN ENGLAND" stamped in gold on inside edge of case.

Missing

HANDLE TO WHICH OPTHALMOSCOPE & OTOSCOPE WERE ATTACHED, CONTAINING BATTERY TO POWER LIGHTS.

Finish

METALPAINTED BLACK OR CHROME PLATED/ BLACK SYNTHETIC COVERING ON CASE; BLUE FABRIC LINING.

Decoration

N/A