Martin-type sphygmomanometer calibrated 0 to 295 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, leather and fabric arm band with central rubber plug and glass tube (rubber tubing is missing), blood pressure gauge mounted on wooden stand, ivory dics (possibly a knob for tubing attachment), and a black leatherette case with metal clasp for supporting pressure gauge and stand.
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Maker

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

Other Maker

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

Date

(1900-1910)

Medium

wood and varnish, glass, ivory, mercury, rubber, brass and other metal, twill, cardboard, leatherette and leather

Measurements

gauge 7 x 41.1 x 15.8 cm

Accession Number

MHM04040

Credit line

Gift of AMA Victoria, 2011

Inscriptions

maker's mark ▫ stamped plate inside case, at bottom: 'Mayer & Meltzer. London/Melbourne/& Capetown"'
scale/inscriptions ▫ gauge engraved from top, and coloured black: '(2)90/(-)/0'
scale/inscriptions ▫ handwritten around perimeter of disc: graduated scale marked 'I II III IV V'; at centre, inside numbers: 'OZs/TROY'

Object Type

equipment
instruments

Named Collection

AMA Victoria

Medical History Museum Category

Medical and Surgical Equipment and Instruments

Museum

Medical History Museum