Medical instruments and apparatus

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A metal case for a battery used to provide light as part of an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) diagnostic kit. (The battery was removed because of safety concerns.) The ENT diagnostic kit belonged to Dr. Arthur L. Esserman (born 1898) who was an intern at Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado from 1924 to 1926 and practiced pediatric medicine in Denver from 1926 until his death in 1952.

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Black leather rectangular case with metal clasp on outside. The top is personalized with the owner's name embossed in gold: ''Arthur L. Esserman, M.D.'' The inside has purple velvet lining and four inner sections. This case belonged to Dr. Arthur L. Esserman (born 1898) who was an intern at Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado from 1924 to 1926 and practiced pediatric medicine in Denver from 1926 to 1952.

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Fractionally distilled water in a glass bottle with a rubber stopper holding 100 cubic centimeters. The water was for irrigation of wounds and boils. The bottle and water belonged to Dr. Arthur L. Esserman (born 1898) who was an intern at Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado from 1924 to 1926 and practiced pediatric medicine in Denver from 1926 until his death in 1952.

Abstract A physician's emblem made of metal and stained glass designed to attach to an automobile. There is a circular metal plate with a metal strip with a wing nut for attachment on the back side. On the outside circle of the seal are eight alternating pieces of green and white glass attached to the metal plate. On the interior circle striped red glass with a metal design of the rod of Asclepius and the letters M and D. The seal belonged to Dr. Arthur L. Esserman (born 1898) who was an intern at...

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A glass 2 cubic-centimeter B-D Yale Luer-Lok hypodermic syringe in a box used by Dr. Arthur L. Esserman, a pediatrician in Denver, Colorado. The Luer-Lok syringe was patented by Becton, Dickenson & Co. in 1925 in Rutherford, New Jersey; this locking syringe system is still in use. 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.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains a photo album, photographs, bulletin pages, drawings, lithographs, and contact sheets of the campus and buildings, patients and family, staff and volunteers, auxiliaries and conventions, and activities connected with the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and the AMC Cancer Research Center.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains a photo album, photographs, bulletin pages, drawings, lithographs, and contact sheets of the campus and buildings, patients and family, staff and volunteers, auxiliaries and conventions, and activities connected with the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and the AMC Cancer Research Center.

Abstract A dark brown leather case with gold embossing on right bottom corner: ''Dr. A. Esseman [sic]''. The left hand side has two flaps, the smaller section has ''Cards'' and the larger section has ''Prescriptions'' embossed in gold. Inside the case was a document titled: ''Recommendations for the care of the premature infant,'' dated October 1948. Belonged to Dr. Arthur L. Esserman (born 1898) who was an intern at Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado from 1924 to 1926 and practiced pediatric...

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A black leather case with zipper on one side. The inside has a leather band for holding syringes in place. Belonged to Dr. Arthur L. Esserman (born 1898) who was an intern at Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado from 1924 to 1926 and practiced pediatric medicine in Denver from 1926 to 1952.

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A black leather case with two leather handles and a metal clasp at the top. The interior sides of the case each have a compartment that close with a metal button. The flat opening case was patented by the Schell Co. in December of 1934. It was used by Dr. Arthur L. Esserman, a pediatrician in Denver, Colorado. 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.