Pelvimeter

Pelvimeter

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Description
Herman Livingston Collyer (1857-1923), a New York gynecologist, introduced this type of pelvimenter in 1894.
Ref: Herman L. Collyer. “A Pocket Pelvimeter,” Medical Record 46 (1894): 297.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
pelvimeter
Measurements
overall: 1 1/8 in x 11 in x 6 in; 2.8575 cm x 27.94 cm x 15.24 cm
ID Number
1977.0808.057
accession number
1977.0808
catalog number
1977.0808.057
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National Museum of American History
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