M0011176: Binaural stethoscope designed by Camman, 19th century

Previous title, replaced April 2021: Binaural stethoscope designed by Camman, 19th C.

Nickle and vulcanite binaural stethoscope designed and patented by Camman in 1855. Inscribed "G.P. Camman M.D. to M. Barth M.D." The item was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1928 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R4036/1936). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

November 1949

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the item (acc. number R4036/1936 image 228)

Copyright is 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 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.