Description
Reference code
VC703-B05-i703189
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
Politzer's Acoumeter
Date(s)
Extent
2.75 x 2.5 x 1 in. (box). (7 x 7 x 3 cm.)
Scope and content
Silver acoumeter within small black box lined in blue silk and velvet. Silver clasp in front. The instrument consists of a calibrated short, round steel bar, set at right angles to a vulcanite upright with cup-shaped terminals for thumb and second finger. A small steel hammer, pivoted in the vulcanite upright, is made to fall by its own weight on the steel bar from a constant height.
System of arrangement
Tray 2
Conditions governing access
The collection is open and accessible for research.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Preferred Citation:
Item description, Reference Code, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.
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Finding aids
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
1984.001.0188
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Variant Control Number
VC703189