Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

CYSTOSCOPE

Date Range From

1950

Date Range To

1960

Materials

STEEL, PLASTIC, BAKELITE, GLASS, WOOD, BRASS, RUBBER

No. Pieces

13

Height

6.3

Length

39.5

Width

16.5

Description

1. CASE: RECTANGULAR WOOD CASE HAS MEDIUM FINISH WITH ROUNDED CORNERS AND EDGES. CASE IS HALF CUT WITH BRASS HINGES AND STAINLESS STEEL FRONT CLASP. ON FRONT RIGHT CORNER OF CASE IS COTTON TAPE WITH "DR. NOBLE'S RESECTOSCOPE" HAND PRINTED ON IT IN BLUE INK. INSIDE BOTTOM OF CASE IS WOOD FITTINGS FOR CYSTOSCOPE AND PARTS. IN TOP LEFT OF BOTTOM IS RECTANGULAR BOX WITH ALUMINUM COVER. COVER IS BLACK WITH SILVER COLORED PRINT AND READS "AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS, INC. NEW YORK, N.Y.". ACROSS BOTTOM IS "DESIGNERS AND SOLE PRODUCERS OF WAPPLER AND A.C.M.I. INSTRUMENTS SINCE 1900". AT EITHER END IS LOGO WITH TWO EYES AND LIGHTBULB NOSE AND "WAPPLER A.C.M.I. TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." INSIDE LID IS PIECE OF WHITE PAPER WITH TYPEWRITTEN CONTENTS OF CASE. ACROSS TOP AND UNDERLINED IN RED IS "DR. NOBLE'S RESECTOSCOPE (ACMI)". PAPER IS FASTENED WITH SCOTCH TAPE WHICH IS DRIED AND CRUSTED. 2. TELESCOPE: 32.3 X 3.5CM STEEL TELESCOPE WITH BLACK BAKELITE EYE PIECE. SCOPE IS MADE UP OF TELESCOPE SHAFT WHICH EXTENDS FROM STAINLESS STEEL COLLAR WHICH HAS FLARED BLACK EYEPIECE ON OPPOSITE END. COLLAR HAS TWO RIMS WITH BLACK RUBBER EDGING. STAMPED INTO COLLAR IS "MCCARTHY FOROBLIQUE" WITH "A.C.M.I." LOGO OF EYES AND LIGHTBULB NOSE TWICE AND "MADE IN U.S.A." TWICE. ALSO HAS "AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS INC. N.Y. 118678". AT END OF SCOPE SHAFT IS LIGHT BULB. 3. SCOPE & CAUTERY FRAME: 25.5 X 7.0 X 3.5CM DEVICE WITH RECTANGULAR STEEL SQUARE FRAME WITH SPRING LOADED CAUTERY ELEMENT AND STEEL SHAFT EXTENDING FROM FRONT. FRAME HAS BLACK RECTANGULAR BAKELITE ELEMENT HOUSING THAT HAS "A.C.M.I." EMBOSSED IN WHITE. HOUSING HAS HALF-CIRCLE GRIP AND SPRING LOADED ACTION. COLLAR AT FRONT OF FRAME HAS BULB SHAPED VALVE WITH LEVER ON TOP. EXTENDING FROM END OF COLLAR IS NARROW STEEL TUBE WITH TWO CIRCLE SHAPED FINS MOUNTED ALONG SIDE. 4. SHEATH: 22.0 X 2.5 X 4.2CM SHEATH WITH STEEL COLLAR. COLLAR IS CYLINDRICAL WITH IRRIGATION TUBE MOUNTED ON TOP AT RIGHT ANGLE. TUBE HAS WIDE TAPERED END. BESIDE TUBE IS WINGNUT STYLE LOCK WITH SPRING LOADED ACTION. STAMPED INTO SIDE OF COLLAR IS "MADE IN U.S.A. AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS, INC. N.Y." WITH LOGO OF TWO EYES AND LIGHTBULB NOSE. AT BOTTOM IS "PAT. APPL'D FOR" AND "28F". AT END OF COLLAR IS BLACK BAKELITE FLARED RIM. EXTENDING FROM BAKELITE IS BROWN FIBRE TUBE WITH CURVED CUT AT END. EMBOSSED IN BLACK NEAR COLLAR IS "ACMI" AND "28F". DIAMETER OF SHEATH IS 1.0 CM. 5. SHEATH: 21.8 X 4.0 X 2.5CM SHEATH WITH STEEL COLLAR. IDENTICAL TO 4. IN STYLE AND MARKINGS EXCEPT FOR "26F" ON COLLAR AND SHEATH. SHEATH IS LIGHTER BROWN AND HAS DIAMETER OF 0.9CM. 6. SHEATH: 21.5 X 4.0 X 2.5CM SHEATH WITH STEEL COLLAR. IDENTICAL TO 4. IN STYLE AND MARKINGS EXCEPT FOR "24F" ON COLLAR AND "24" ON SHEATH. FINISH AND PRINT ON SHEATH IS WORN. DIAMETER OF SHEATH IS 0.8CM. 7. OBTURATOR: 28.0 X 2.0 X 1.5CM STEEL INSTRUMENT. OBTURATOR HAS STEEL COLLAR WITH DOUBLE SHAFT EXTENDING FROM FRONT. AT END OF SHAFTS IS OVAL SHAPED STEEL BULB WHICH IS HINGED AT MIDDLE. BOTTOM SHAFT EXTENDS THROUGH COLLAR TO SPOOL SHAPED HANDLE AND SLIDES BACK AND FORTH TO LIFT OBTURATOR END. SCREWED ON TOP OF COLLAR IS RECTANGULAR FRAME WITH OPEN END. STAMPED INTO COLLAR IS "28 FR SHORT" WITH LOGO OF TWO EYES AND LIGHTBULB NOSE. 8. CUTTING LOOP: 25.5CM LONG STEEL ELECTRODE WHICH SPLITS INTO "Y" AT ONE END. COPPER WIRE CORE RUNS THROUGH CENTER AND BLUE PLASTIC INSULATION COVERS BOTH ENDS. END THAT SPLITS INTO "Y" HAS HALF CIRCLE LOOP. EMBOSSED IN GRAY ON SHAFT IS "A.C.M.I. 18" . 9. CUTTING LOOP: IDENTICAL TO 8. 10. CORD: 190CM LONG BLACK RUBBER COVERED CORD. ONE END HAS CYLINDRICAL JACK WITH CRISS-CROSS GRIP AND CLIP. STAMPED INTO JACK IS "GREENWALD". OPPOSITE END OF CORD SPLITS INTO TWO ENDS WHICH HAS SINGLE STEEL SHAFT PLUGS WITH BLACK BAKELITE COVERS. AT POINT WHERE WIRE SPLITS CORD HAS CYLINDRICAL BAKELITE COVER. 11. POST: 4.8 X 1.3 X 1.4CM POST AND CLIP. BODY IS RECTANGULAR BROWN BAKELITE BODY WITH "ACMI" STAMPED INTO IT ON BOTH SIDES. ON TOP ARE TWO "Y" SHAPED STEEL CLIPS. ON BOTTOM IS CYLINDRICAL HUB WITH BAKELITE CORE RUNNING HORIZONTALLY THROUGH IT. EXTENDING FROM HUB IS STEEL SHAFT. 12. GREASE CAN: 2.1CM X 2.5CM CYLINDRICAL ALUMINUM CAN WITH ROUNDED LID. LID HAS RAISED "A.C.M.I. GREASE" AND LOGO OF TWO EYES AND LIGHTBULB NOSE. CAN IS FULL OF WHITE GREASE. 13. BULBS: 6.0 X 1.7 X 0.7CM CLEAR RECTANGULAR PLASTIC CASE. ONE END HAS HALF CIRCLE CUT OPENING WITH BULB RACK END BEING HELD WITH BLUE PLASTIC TAPE. EMBOSSED INTO PLASTIC ON FRONT IS "AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS. INC." AND ON SIDE ARE TWO ARROWS AND "58L". INSIDE RACK HAS SIX HOLLOW TUBES. EACH TUBE HAS SINGLE GLASS BULB.

Subjects

MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E

Historical Association

HEALTH SERVICES

History

CYSTOSCOPE WAS USED BY DR. NOBLE AT ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL AND WAS REMOVED BEFORE THE HOSPITAL WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1996. FOR MORE HISTORY ON HOSPITAL SEE P19960116001-GA.

Catalogue Number

P19960116222

Acquisition Date

1996-01

Collection

Museum

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