M0018413: Early version of the Hill and Barnard sphygmomanometer with metal pump

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Photograph of an early version of the Hill and Barnard sphygmomanometer with metal pump, in its case, first described in 1897. It was presented to the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1913 (accession number R584). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

M0018413: Early version of the Hill and Barnard sphygmomanometer with metal pump

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