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LicensePulse glass, with grey powder, in wooden case
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Pulse glass, with grey powder, in wooden case
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pulse glass, with grey powder, in wooden case, owned by Sir George Buchanan, English, 19th century
This sand glass looks like an old-fashioned egg timer. British epidemiologist and civil servant Sir George Buchanan (1831-1895) once owned it. He was once head of the Public Health Department in England. He used it as an aid when timing a patient’s pulse. It was filled with a grey powder. The sand glass was designed to run for exactly one minute.
Details
- Category:
- Clinical Diagnosis
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A606059
- Materials:
- mahogany (wood), glass, powder, varnish and complete
- Measurements:
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overall - pulse glass: 10 mm x 85 mm x 10 mm, .016 kg
overall (case closed): 105 mm 18 mm, .026 kg
overall - total weight: .042 kg
- type:
- sand-glass and pulse glass
- credit:
- Buchanan
