Plesch type tonoscillograph and oak wood box

Made:
1931-1940 in London and England
maker:
Hawksley and Sons Limited
inventor:
Janos Plesch
Plesch Tonsillograph, 1931-1940

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Plesch Tonsillograph, 1931-1940
Science Museum Group Collection
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Plesch tonoscillograph with tonoscillogram(?), with oak wood case, type invented by Professor Janos Plesch and made by Hawksley and Sons Limited, London, England, 1931-1940

Tonoscillograph with tonoscillogram, of the type invented by Professor J Plesch, in a case. Plesch lived in Germany, but this instrument for measuring and recording blood pressure was manufactured by Hawksley and Sons, London.

Details

Category:
Clinical Diagnosis
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A600389
Materials:
oak (wood), metal (unknown), steel (metal), chromium plated, glass, rubber (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy), textile, cotton (fibre) and complete
Measurements:
overall: 180 mm x 320 mm x 380 mm, 3.46 kg
type:
tonoscillograph and box - container
credit:
Avery, Dr. Harold