Description
Reference code
VC703-B19-i703114
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
Smith's Sound Receptor, ca. 1880
Date(s)
Extent
8 x 6 x 5 in.. (21 x 16 x 13 cm.). Tube is ca. 38" long, plus 4.75" earpiece
Scope and content
Believed to be only one of its kind made according to Goldstein. Intended for use on a table or desk and collects soundwaves from all parts of the room. Black metal (heavy) box containing 32 square metal cubicles leading to a central receptor on the verso side. The receptor is connected with an outlet pan with a cloth covered long tube (too fragile to measure) and earpiece.
System of arrangement
In box
Conditions governing access
The collection is open and accessible for research.
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Preferred Citation:
Item description, Reference Code, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.
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Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
1984.001.0113
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VC703114