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Box Containing 6 Surgical Sounds

Object Details

Description
Box containing six steel sounds designed for probing and dilating passages within the body.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Feick Bros. Company
date made
After 1881
about 1890
Physical Description
wood (case material)
steel (sounds material)
Measurements
box: 2 in x 13 3/4 in x 5 in; 5.08 cm x 34.925 cm x 12.7 cm
Object Name
sounds
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