Gastroscope
Object number2009.108.6 a-m
Manufacturer
Lupus-Optik
Retailer
Feick Brothers Company
Datec. 1950
OriginGermany
Mediummetal; wood; rubber
Credit LineGift of Murray Sachs
DescriptionGastroscope with assorted parts and wooden case.Dimensions3.75 x 2.5 x 32.1249 in. (9.5 x 6.4 x 81.6 cm)Marks(a)
Engraving on bottom, "[caduceus] / D.R.P. / 734 / Georg Wolf / G.m.b.H. / Berling N.W. 7"; reverse, "e / MADE IN GERMANY / LUPUS-OPTIK".
(b)
Engraved, "Georg Wolf / G.m.b.H. / Berlin N.W. 7"; reverse, "[caduceus] / MADE IN GERMANY".
(c)
Printed in gold, "MADE IN GERMANY".
(m)
Engraved and filled with gold on inside, top, "GEORG WOLF G.m.b.H. / Spezialfabrik / fⁿr Kystoskope / BERLIN N.W. 6 / Karistrasse 18 / [in white] Made in Germany".
Gold metallic label above engraving, "FEICK BROTHERS CO. / PITTSBURGH'S LEADING SURGICAL SUPPLY HOUSE".
On left is a metal label, black and gold, "Ersatzlampen / mit / genau passender Fassung u. / h÷chster Leuchkraft / erhatten Sie nur, enn Sie / bel threm Lieferanten / unsere Lupus-Lampen / fordern und zwar fⁿr dieses / Instrument / No. [engraved] 199".
Historical NotesA German gastroscope retailed by Feick Bros. of Oakland (a regional medical supply company). Part of a collection of items related to Murray Sachs' (the donor's) training and career in medicine, as well as objects collected by the donor and displayed in his office at Shadyside Hospital. These objects document the donor's personal life, his career in medicine, Pittsburgh's health care history, and also the doctor's personal collection of medical artifacts.
Collector
Murray Sachs
Previous owner
Georg Wolf
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1917-1919
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