Photoelectric Apparatus

Description (Brief):

Photoelectric Apparatus; Rectangular black metal box, hinged lid, The apparatusis divided into two (2) main parts, the registering and the recording systems. The instrument is used to record progressive processes including the coagulability of the blood, the determination of prothrombin, quantitative estimation of fibrin, the sedimentation of erythrocytes and, the quantelation of the Wassermann reaction. See Accession file for related reference material.

Kaare K. Nygaard (1903-1989) was a surgeon and sculptor from Norway who spent a residency at the Mayo Clinic, moved to White Plains (N.Y.) in 1940, and developed a photoelectric device to measure blood coagulability. An inscription on this example reads “I. ALNAES A/S OSLO / ...; NYGAARD-FALCH / COAGELGRAPH.”

Ref: “Karre Nygaard, 85, Physician and Sculptor,” New York Times (April 25, 1989), p. B10.

Karre Nygaard, Hemorrhagic Diseases; Photoelectric Study of Blood Coagulability (1941).

Date Made: 1937

Location: Currently not on view

Associated Place: Norway

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Credit Line: Gail Delgado Nygaard in memory of Kaare K. Nygaard, M.D.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1990.0272.01Catalog Number: 1990.0272.01Accession Number: 1990.0272

Object Name: Photoelectric ApparatusPhoto-Electric Apparatus

Physical Description: metal (overall material)paint (overall material)rubber (overall material)black (overall color)green (overall color)Measurements: overall: 27 cm x 46 cm x 23.3 cm; 10 5/8 in x 18 1/8 in x 9 3/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0145-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1063085

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