Baumanometer
Date
4/12/2019
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Historical Collections & Archives, Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library, Augusta University
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Wood case with lid hinged at one end; spring loaded mechanism mounted inside case to keep lid upright makes case integral to instrument; lid houses metal scale (gradudated from 0 to 260 mm); glass vertical-tube mercury column with metal screw cap and metal mercury reservoir with single nipple. Case houses rubber tubing, inflating bulb with set screw air flow control valve, rubber pressure bag and cloth arm sleeve. Metal label on lid interior marked: "Baumanometer -- REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. -- BLOOD PRESSURE STANDARD -- THE WORLD OVER -- U.S. PAT. NO. 1821902 -- MADE IN U.S. -- W.A. BAUM CO. INC. -- NEW YORK -- KIT BAG MODEL." Ink-stamped inside: "Rucker, J.T." Dimensions are: 2" H x 4" W x12.25 " L; weight: 2 lbs, 7.6 oz.
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