Object Details
Description
Josef Leiter, a leading surgical instrument maker in Vienna, Austria, designed this type of apparatus for applying heat or cold to parts of the body. This example came from the Surgical Set of Dr. William Park of the City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Ref: Josef Leiter, “Device for Applying Heat or Cold to the Body,” U.S. Patent 341,584 (May 11, 1886).
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of the City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
ID Number
2017.0184.002.57
catalog number
2017.0184.002.57
accession number
2017.0184
patent number
341,584
Object Name
surgical set
heating or cooling apparatus
Physical Description
lead (overall material)
Measurements
overall: .8 cm x 13.1 cm x 8.2 cm; 5/16 in x 5 5/32 in x 3 7/32 in
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1845373