M0014329: Three portable stethoscope of the type introduced by Quain, 19th century

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Portable stethoscope of the first introduced by Quain.

Photograph of three portable stethoscopes of the type first introduced by Quain. One is made of cedar and ebony and the other two are made of vulcanite. They were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1936, 1937 and 1955, accession numbers (left to right) R4391/1937, R73/1955 and R2275/1936. They are now held by the Science Museum (object number A625005, A625076 and A625059).

November 1955

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for the items: acc. number R4391/1937 (image 124), acc. number R73/1955 (image 302) and acc. number R2275/1936 (image 126)

Copyright 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.