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Ophthalmoscope

Object Name:
Ophthalmoscope
Object ID:
1993.039.04.02
Creator:
Loring -- Manufacturer
Date:
1878 -1900
Description:
Ophthalmoscope, in case. Loring. (NHMS 31)
1. Case. Tooled red leather. Stamped on top, gold, "LORING / OPHTHALMOSCOPE".
Interior leather lined, with section for lens. 3.9" long, 2.5" wide, 1.75" high.
2. Rotating disk on rod. Metal, glass. Marked with numbers, turns with dial.
3.9" long, 2.75" wide.
3. Handle, ivory. Disk screws into handle. 3.4" long.
4. Lens, convex. Glass. 1.6"diam.
Material:
Metal
Skeletal
Glass
Ivory
Leather
Dimensions:
H-1.75 W-3.875 D-2.5 inches
Provenance:
From the object collection of the New Hampshire Medical Society, including medicine bottles, doctor's kits, and other medical equipment used in New Hampshire, 18th through 20th century.
Credit Line:
Gift of New Hampshire Medical Society
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