M0019411: Urethroscope of the type introduced by Leopold Casper, c.1900

Previous title, replaced July 2022: Dr. L. Casper, urethroscope

Photograph of a urethroscope introduced by Dr Leopold Casper, c.1900. The source of light is placed in the handle of the instrument. The light is refracted by the prism and passesd own the urethral tube, which is attached to the ring. The observer looks through the prism. Vaginal, rectal, aural and nasal specula could be used with this instrument. It was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and given accession number A181884

May 1963

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.