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 and nozzle (in separate pieces with broken tubing), corked glass bottle containing mercury with hand-blown glass funnel, rubber ball pump, broken piece of glass tubing and pieces of rubber tubing, wooden case with brass handles and support for blood pressure gauge 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, glass, brass and other metal, string, mercury, paper and ink, rubber, cork, twill, leather and varnish

Measurements

gauge 10.4 x 38.6 x 10.2 cm

Accession Number

MHM04041

Credit line

Gift of AMA Victoria, 2011

Inscriptions

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

Object Type

equipment
instruments

Named Collection

AMA Victoria

Medical History Museum Category

Medical and Surgical Equipment and Instruments

Museum

Medical History Museum