catalog page of antique medical bag

Catalog page of medical bags

Armstrong catalog page showing medical bags

Title: Catalog page of doctor's bags
Description: This page from the 4th edition of the W.H. Armstrong & Co. Catalog of Surgical Implements depicts the doctor's bags (or "emergency cases") available for purchase from the Indiana company. These doctor's bags were used by doctors around the turn of the 20th century to make house calls. The page measures 25.2 cm long by 16.9 cm wide.
Date: 1901
Digitization Date: 3-Jul-2008
Digitizer: R. Todd Vandenbark and David B. Opperman
Repository: Indiana Medical History Museum, 3045 Vermont Street, Indianapolis, IN 46222.
Subject: Medical instruments and apparatus. Medicine--History. Medical instruments and apparatus industry. Medical illustration.
Type: Image
Format: image/jpeg
Technical Metadata: Scanned at 600 dpi using MICROTEK ScanMaker i800 scanner and SilverFast 6.4.2r6a software.
Identifier: doctorbag_catalog.jpg (104 KB)
Related items: Doctor's bag
Creator: W.H. Armstrong & Co.