Martin-type sphygmomanometer calibrated 0 to 150 mm

Maker
Mayer & Meltzer (estab. Circa 1848, closed 1950)
Date
(1900-1910)
Description
C.J. Martin sphygmomanometer by Mayer & Meltzer. Consists of rubber lined canvas armband with leather straps and rubber plug, blood pressure gauge mounted on wooden stand, rubber tubing with metal valve, corked glass bottle containing mercury, wooden case with support for pressure gauge and stand. Missing rubber tubing which has disintegrated.
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Object detail

Maker

Mayer & Meltzer (estab. Circa 1848, closed 1950)

Date

(1900-1910)

Medium

brass and other metal, glass, mercury, cork, rubber, canvas, string, cotton, leather, wood and varnish, paper and ink,

Measurements

case 6.8 x 39.1 x 13.2 cm

Accession Number

MHM04038

Credit line

Gift of AMA Victoria, 2011

Inscriptions

maker's mark ▫ engraved plate inside case lid: 'MAYER & MELTZER/71, GREAT PORTLAND ST./LONDON./MELBOURNE & CAPE TOWN.'
owner's mark/inscriptions ▫ twice inside case on base: 'W.J. McGAW./PHYSIOLOGICAL LAB'Y/MELBOURNE"
scale/inscriptions ▫ printed scale, from top downwards: 'Millimetres/0/10/(-)/150' at 10 unit intervals along calibrations

Object Type

equipment
instruments

Named Collection

AMA Victoria

Medical History Museum Category

Medical and Surgical Equipment and Instruments

Museum

Medical History Museum