MAGNET
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- EYE MAGNET
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- STEEL, WOOD, LEATHERETTE, RUBBER, FELT
- Catalogue Number
- P19960116275
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- EYE MAGNET
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- STEEL, WOOD, LEATHERETTE, RUBBER, FELT
- No. Pieces
- 6
- Height
- 21
- Length
- 32
- Width
- 21.4
- Description
- 1. CASE: RECTANGULAR WOOD CASE HAS BLACK LEATHERETTE COVERING AND HINGED LID. ON TOP OF LID IS BLACK LEATHER HANDLE WITH STEEL RING HINGES HELD WITH STEEL BRACKETS RIVETED DOWN. FRONT HAS TWO STEEL CLOSURE CLASPS AND CIRCULAR TIN LOGO AT MIDDLE OF LID. LOGO HAS LIGHTNING BOLTS AND "F. GEIGER MANUFACTURER PHILADA, PA." BELOW IS PLASTIC LABEL WITH RED ENDS AND GOLD BACKGROUND. IT READS "FISHER & BURPE LTD PHYSICIANS & HOSPITAL SUPPLIERS WINNIPEG-EDMONTON-VANCOUVER". ON RIGHT SIDE OF CASE IS BAKELITE OUTLET AND ALUMINUM LABEL WHICH READS "MAGNET". ON LEFT SIDE OF CASE ARE TWO OUTLETS, BOTH WITH STEEL COLLARS. LARGER ONE HAS BRASS PRONGS AND ALUMINUM LABEL WHICH READS "110V. 60 CY." TWO STEEL RIGHT ANGLE BRACKETS ARE MOUNTED AT BACK OF CASE. INSIDE OF CASE IS LINED WITH BURGUNDY FELT. BOTTOM OF CASE IS SHALLOW SET OF COMPARTMENTS, THE LARGEST WITH TWO LEATHER PADS. 2. MAGNET: 25.5 X 7.5CM CYLINDRICAL STAINLESS STEEL TUBE WITH BLACK RUBBER POWER CORD. TUBE HAS CONICAL TIP WITH THREADED MOUTH. STAMPED INTO END IS "GEIGER-PHILA". ON SIDE OF MAGNET NEAR END ARE THREE PAPER LABELS, ONE IS TORN OFF, THE SECOND IS BLUE AND SILVER WITH "BIOMEDICAL SYSTEMS ID#430", AND THE THIRD LABEL IS WHITE WITH BLUE PRINT WHICH READS "BIOMEDICAL SYSTEMS" AND HAS SERVICE DATE "10/21/93" AND INSPECTORS INITIALS "BWH". 3. MAGNET TIP: STEEL TIP WITH THREADED HUB. TIP IS SHAPED LIKE POINTED BULLET MEASURES 4.5 X 2.2CM. 4. MAGNET TIP: STEEL TIP WITH THREADED HUB. TIP IS CONICAL WITH CURVED SHAFT WITH ROUNDED TIP. MEASURE 6.5 X 2.2 CM. 5. MAGNET TIP: STEEL TIP WITH THREADED HUB. TIP IS CONICAL WITH FLAT CURVED TIP. MEASURES 7.0 X 2.2 CM. 6. MAGNET TIP: STEEL TIP WITH THREADED HUB. TIP IS CYLINDRICAL WITH FLAT ROUNDED SPAR TIP. MEASURES 7.0 X 2.2CM.
- Historical Association
- HEALTH SERVICES
- History
- EYE MAGNET WAS REMOVED FROM THE OPERATING ROOM AT ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL BEFORE THE HOSPITAL WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1996. FOR MORE HISTORY ON HOSPITAL SEE P19960116001-GA.
- Catalogue Number
- P19960116275
- Acquisition Date
- 1996-01
- Collection
- Museum
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