Loring Ophthalmoscope
| Title: | Loring Ophthalmoscope. |
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| Name(s): |
Virginia Commonwealth University. Health Sciences Library. Special Collections & Archives, contributor VCU Libraries, publisher |
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| Type of Resource: | still image | |
| Genre: | Medical artifact | |
| Extent: | 2 cm. x 10.5 cm. x 6.5 cm. | |
| Physical description: | Ophthalmoscope in small travel-sized case. The instrument is composed of two major pieces: a detachable handle, and a circular head with a rotating disc and sliding wedge piece. Handle is ivory with a brass screwhole for adding the head. Head has a mirror on reverse side which can be adjusted to the left or right, along its y-axis. Two sets of numbers correspond to eyeglass prescription types -- the plus numbers are in white, and the minus numbers are in red. Quadrant piece slides underneath cover and contains three glasses with numbers .5, 16, and .5. Interior of case is lined in bright blue velvet. | |
| Identifier(s): |
Accession Number: 1986.106 (accession number) CONTENTdm ID: mar/id/117 (CONTENTdm ID) |
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| Note(s): |
Type of Object: Ophthalmoscope |
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Place of Manufacture: New York (N.Y.) Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmoscopes; Ophthalmoscopy Manufacturer: H. W. Hunter |
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| LC Classification: | R856.A5 | |
| Rights Statement URL: | https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ | |
| Rights Statement: | In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted | |
| Rights: | This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required. | |
| Is Part Of: | Collection: Medical Artifacts Collection. | |
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