Sphygmomanometer
Sphygmomanometer
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- Description
- William A. Baum (1891-1964) invented a machine for measuring blood pressure, termed it a Baumanometer and established a firm to make and market it. The inscriptions on this example read “Baumanometer / PAT. PEND.- TRADE MARK REG. / W. A. BAUM CO. INC. NEW YORK” and “PILLING / & SON CO / PHILA.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Sphygmomanometer
- Other Terms
- Sphygmomanometer; Blood Pressure Determination
- Date made
- 1909
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- rubber (overall material)
- metal, steel (overall material)
- ivory (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall -container: 4 in x 4 in x 16 in; 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm x 40.64 cm
- ID Number
- MG.302606.735.02
- accession number
- 302606
- catalog number
- 302606.735.02
- Credit Line
- Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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