Object Details
inventor
Schindler, Rudolf
maker
Wolf, Georg
Description
Rudolph Schindler (1888-1968) was a German physician who invented a flexible gastroscope for viewing the interior of a stomach. In the 1930s, when the Nazis came to power, Dr. Schindler (whose father was Jewish) moved to the United States. The “Georg. Wolf, G.m.b.H. / . . . / BERLIN N.W.U.” inscription in the lid of the wooden case of this gastroscope refers to a medical instrument maker who worked with Schindler.
Ref: "Dr. Rudolph Schindler Dead at 80; Physician Invented Gastroscope,” New York Times (Sept. 9, 1968), p. 47.
Audrey B. Davis, “Rudolph Schindler’s Role in the Development of Gastroscopy,” Bulletin of the History of Medicine 46 (1972): 150-170.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Eder Instrument Co.
date made
ca 1929
ID Number
MG.M-13886
model number
164
catalog number
M-13886
accession number
299052
Object Name
gastroscope
Endoscope
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
rubber (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 3/4 in x 32 1/4 in x 4 1/4 in; 9.525 cm x 81.915 cm x 10.795 cm
place made
Germany: Berlin, Berlin
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
associated subject
Endoscopy
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1436960