General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

78

AKA

case [.1]

Patents

N/A

General Description

Case has wooden frame covered by black coated paper; silver metal brackets within case secure loose items [ie. bottles]. .2 buff-coloured woven fabric liner secured within case by metal snaps. [NB: this liner can be removed]. Case bears gold colour text on lid.

Dimensions

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

Length

44.4 cm

Width

22.8 cm

Height

11.0 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

Reiner

Country

Austria

State/Province

Unknown

City

Vienna

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

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

To contain, protect and facilitate transport of specific selection of items, specifically surgical instruments frequently used in ear, nose and throat procedures.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"Instrumentarium/ zur/ Broncho-Oesophagoskopie/ nach/ Brünings" and "H. REINER, WIEN" printed on case lid. UHN catalogue no. "X969.243 A" printed by hand in white ink on case back. "X969.243/ (AM 3579]/ NOT NUMBERED" printed by hand in black ink on off-white paper tag secured inside case.

Missing

Unknown. Case may be missing carrying or closure strap.

Finish

Case has wooden frame covered by black coated paper; silver metal brackets within case secure loose items ie. bottles]. .2 buff-coloured woven fabric liner secured within case by metal snaps. [NB: this liner can be removed]. Case bears gold colour text on lid.

Decoration

N/A