Skeel Self-recording Perimeter

Description:

A perimeter is used to measure the field of vision of a human eye. An inscription on this example reads “Skeel / Self Recording Perimeter / E. B. Meyrowitz / New York / Maker.” Emil Bruno Meyrowitz (1852-1937) was an immigrant from Prussia who established an important optical supply house in New York City. Frank D. Skeel (1851-1923) was an ophthalmologist in New York City.

Ref: Emil B. Meyrowitz and Ferdinand Buchhop, “Perimeter,” U.S. Patent 596,044 (Dec. 21, 1897), assigned to the Meyrowitz Manufacturing Co.

“Dr. Skeel’s Self-Recording Perimeter,” The International Medical Annual (New York, 1897), p. 635.

“Emil Meyrowitz, Opticians’ Leader,” New York Times (Dec. 11, 1937), p. 19.

Maker: E.B. Meyrowitz

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-07027Catalog Number: M-07027Accession Number: 216897

Object Name: Perimeter, Self- RecordingOther Terms: Perimeter; Perimeter, Self- Recording; Medicine

Measurements: overall: 65.5 cm x 24.5 cm x 51 cm; 25 13/16 in x 9 5/8 in x 20 1/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-5fd8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_724043

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