Object Details
- Description
- Josef Leiter, a leading surgical instrument maker in Vienna, Austria, designed this type of apparatus for applying heat or cold to parts of the body. This example came from the Surgical Set of Dr. William Park of the City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
- Ref: Josef Leiter, “Device for Applying Heat or Cold to the Body,” U.S. Patent 341,584 (May 11, 1886).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of the City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- ID Number
- 2017.0184.002.57
- catalog number
- 2017.0184.002.57
- accession number
- 2017.0184
- patent number
- 341,584
- Object Name
- surgical set
- heating or cooling apparatus
- Physical Description
- lead (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: .8 cm x 13.1 cm x 8.2 cm; 5/16 in x 5 5/32 in x 3 7/32 in
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- The Antibody Initiative
- Health & Medicine
- Antibody Initiative: New York City Public Health Collections
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1845373
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-4f17-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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