Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1960

Date Range To

1970

Materials

STEEL, PAPER, PLASTIC

No. Pieces

16

Height

3

Length

16.3

Width

11.2

Description

GREY CARDBOARD BOX WITH WOOD CASE AND STEEL TONOMETER. 1. BOX - CARDBOARD BOX HAS SILVER/GREY COVERING WITH BLUE PRINTING ON COVER & SIDES. BOX READS " "JEWEL" MODEL SCHIOTZ TONOMETER" OVER CIRCULAR BLUE LOGO WITH "A SKLAR PRODUCT" IN CENTER. COVER ALSO READS "TESTED AND CERTIFIED BY ELECTRICAL TESTING LABORATORIES, INC. NEW YORK N.Y." WITH "STAINLESS STEEL" AND "MADE IN U.S.A.". ENDS OF BOX READ "NO. 65-7525 SKLAR'S "JEWEL" MODEL SCHIOTZ TONOMETER" AND "J. SKLAR MANUFACTURING CO. LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. 11101". BOX COVER HAS PLASTIC TAPE CROSSED OVER IT TWICE WHICH IS YELLOWING. IT ALSO HAS "B03F1" AND "EMERGENCY SMH" HAND PRINTED IN BLACK ACROSS TOP. 2. CASE - STEEL CASE HAS TWO HALVES HINGED TOGETHER AT BACK WITH LEATHERETTE COVERING AND BRASS SNAP CLOSURE. LEATHERETTE IS NAVY BLUE AND COVER WITH GOLD EMBOSSED LOGO AND LETTERING. CIRCULAR LOGO HAS "A SKLAR PRODUCT" AND ABOVE IT READS "SCHIOTZ TONOMETER". INSIDE OF LID HAS LIGHT BLUE NYLON COVER AND BLACK ELASTIC NYLON BAND SEWN HORIZONTALLY. BOTTOM HALF HAS MOLDED PLASTIC INSERT WITH FORMED SPACES FOR EACH PIECE OF KIT. BENEATH COTTON ELASTIC IN LID IS BLUE RECTANGULAR SPONGE WITH ROUNDED CORNERS. 3. TONOMETER - STAINLESS STEEL SHAFT WITH MOUNTED GALVANIZED STEEL FRAME FASTENED WITH SCREWS. STEEL COLLAR WITH FLUTED GRIP & FLAT BAND ARMS AT RIGHT ANGLES AROUND SHAFT. STEEL FRAME SCREWED TO SHAFT HAS TAPERED ARMS THAT WIDEN TO FLAT CROSS PIECE WITH GRADUATED SCALE ETCHED AND PAINTED IN BLACK. FASTENED TO BACK OF FRAME IS CRESCENT SHAPED PIECE WITH STEEL MEASURING NEEDLE. STAMPED INTO IT IS "SKLAR" AND "5". STAMPED ON BACK IS "83-1464" AND "U.S. PAT. 3266301". 4. PIN - 4.5CM X 0.3CM STEEL SHAFT WITH RED RUBBER TIP AND RAISED COLLAR. 5. CAP - 0.8CM(DIA) X 0.5CM STEEL CAP WITH ROUNDED TOP AND CYLINDRICAL BODY. 6. WEIGHTS - FOUR CYLINDRICAL STEEL WEIGHTS WITH BEVELED EDGES AND 0.2CM WIDE CUTS IN RADIUS OF EACH. FOUR SIZES - "15", "10", "7.5" AND "5.5". 7. PAMPHLETS - ALL PAMPHLETS HAVE "SKLAR" LOGO AND MANUFACTURING INFORMATION. PAMPHLETS ARE: ONE FULL SHEET (PINK AND WHITE) LABORATORY REPORT ON "EFFECTIVITY TESTING", ONE FULL SHEET AD FOR "SCHOITZ TONOMETER" (BLUE PRINT), ONE THREE-FOLD AD PAMPHLET FOR "SCHOITZ TONOMETER", ONE FOLDED CARD "CALIBRATION CHART" WITH MAGNIFYING GLASS SKETCH ON FRONT AND NUMBER CHART INSIDE, AND WHITE SQUARE PAPER "CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION AND TEST". ALL LOGO AND MANUFACTURING INFO IS RECORDED ABOVE.

Subjects

MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E

Historical Association

HEALTH SERVICES

History

PAPER SHEET ACCOMPANYING TONOMETER READ "SEPT 10/84 SOAK TONOMETER IN SAULON AFTER USE". TONOMETER WAS REMOVED FROM ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL BEFORE THE HOSPITAL WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1996. FOR MORE HISTORY ON HOSPITAL SEE P19960116001-GA.

Catalogue Number

P19960116044

Acquisition Date

1996-01

Collection

Museum

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