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Catalog page of sphygmometers

(Modern spelling: sphygmomanometers)

catalog page of sphygmomanometers

Title: Catalog page of sphygmometer
Description: This page from the 4th edition of the W.H. Armstrong & Co. Catalog of Surgical Implements depicts the varieties of "Anthropometric and general diagnostic instruments," with descriptions and cost, as well as illustrations. This includes hospital grade scales to measure a person's weight and sphygmomanometers to measure blood pressure.  The page measures 25.2 cm long by 16.9 cm wide.
Date: 1901
Digitization Date: 12-Jun-08
Digitizer: Ruth A. Light and R. Todd Vandenbark
Repository: Indiana Medical History Museum, 3045 Vermont Street, Indianapolis, IN 46222.
Subject: 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: Sphyg_catalog.jpg (49.8 KB)
Creator: W.H. Armstrong & Co.
Related materials: Sphygmomanometer and case.