M0014323: The long form or second type of Laennec stethoscope

Previous title, replaced January 2022: The long form or 2nd type of Laennec stethoscope.

Photograph of four long form or second type Laennec stethoscopes. The far left is a slip joint and the other three are screw joints. They were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1936, accession numbers (from left to right) R2293/1936, 2300/1936 (purchased 1927), R2266/1936 (purchased in 1929) and R2324/1936. They are now held by the Science Museum (object numbers A60057, A55276, A79254 and A608180)

November 1955

2 photographs glass plate negative; 12.7 x 10.2 cm photographic print 11.8 x 9.8 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides entries for the items: acc. number R2293/1936, R2300/1936, R2266/1936 and R2324/1936 (images 134, 136, 124 and 146)

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.