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Chest Piece of Fleischer Stethoscope, between 1924-1952

 Item
Identifier: B109.01.0002.00008

Abstract

Chest piece and rubber tube of a Fleischer stethoscope used by Dr. Arthur L. Esserman, a pediatrician in Denver, Colorado. The chest piece is silver-plated metal with the front covered by black plastic. The stethoscope was designed by Andrew W. ''Doc'' Fleischer and manufactured by the Becton-Dickinson company. Dr. Arthur L. Esserman (born 1898) was an intern at Children's Hospital in Denver from 1924 to 1926 and practiced pediatric medicine from 1926 until his death in 1952.

Dates

  • between 1924-1952

Creator

Rights and Usage Statement

This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Extent

1 Items (stethoscope) ; 36 x 4 centimeters

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series contains a medical bag, instruments, a prescription blank, and leather notebooks with symptoms and treatments from Dr. Esserman's practice from 1924 to 1952.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good Metal --Rubber

Provenance

Originally used by Dr. Arthur L. Esserman and was donated by his son Paul Esserman.

General

Title supplied by archivist.

Drawing Number

36 x 4 centimeters

Inscription and Marks

On the back of the circular piece: ''Fleischer Stethoscope, B-D, Becton Dickinson & Co., Rutherford, N. J.''

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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