Images(14)

Otoscope

Object number2017.54.3 a-k

Manufacturer Welch Allyn, Inc. (founded 1915)

OriginAuburn, NY

MediumPaper; Wood; Leather(?); Metal; Velvet; Adhesive tape; Ink; Plastic; Glass

Credit LineGift of Bernard Klionsky

DescriptionBrown box containing otoscope and medical accessories.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a - closed): 2.375 × 9.188 × 4.625 in. (6 × 23.3 × 11.7 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (a - open): 5.25 × 9.25 × 7.375 in. (13.3 × 23.5 × 18.7 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 7.688 × 1.625 × 1.75 in. (19.5 × 4.1 × 4.4 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (c): 8.5 × 0.688 × 0.563 in. (21.6 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (d): 6.063 × 0.125 × 0.375 in. (15.4 × 0.3 × 1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (e): 3.125 × 1.75 × 1.063 in. (7.9 × 4.4 × 2.7 cm)
Length x Diameter (f): 0.75 × 0.25 in. (1.9 × 0.6 cm)
Height x Diameter (g): 1.625 × 1.125 in. (4.1 × 2.9 cm)
Height x Diameter (h): 1.625 × 1.063 in. (4.1 × 2.7 cm)
Height x Diameter (i): 1.625 × 1.125 in. (4.1 × 2.9 cm)
Height x Diameter (j): 1 × 1.063 in. (2.5 × 2.7 cm)
Height x Diameter (k): 1.625 × 1.063 in. (4.1 × 2.7 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Exterior side of top of lid has gold text in front right corner "BERNARD L. KLIONSKY".

(b)
Adhesive tape adhered around base of handle has name handwritten in blue ink "Klionsky".

Underside of handle has hand-engraved last name on edge "KLIONSKY".

(e)
Face has "+" and "-" symbols, in white and red respectively.

(i)
Hand-engraved number on side of base "45".
Marks(a)
Interior of lid has silver sticker at center with maroon text "W / A / WELCH / ALLYN".

(b)
Underside of handle at center "B17001".

Top of handle, on black surface has raised text "WELCH ALLYN CO. AUBURN, N.Y."

Top of head has engraved text "AUBURN [logo with text “W / A”] N.Y. U.S.A."

(c)
Engraved text on back of mirror head "BOILABLE / 2 / MADE IN USA".

(e)
Face has raised text at top "WELCH ALLYN" and top center "PAT. NO. / 2027663".

Back has raised text at left center "PATENT NO. / 2311503" and right center "WACO NO. 110 / AUBURN N.Y. / U.S.A."

(g-h)
Raised text around top of base "WELCH ALLYN CO. / AUBURN, N. Y. U. S. A. / CHILD".

(i)
Raised text around top of base "WELCH ALLYN CO. / AUBURN, N. Y. U. S. A. / 208".

(j)
Raised text around top of base "WELCH ALLYN CO. / AUBURN, N. Y. U. S. A. / NASAL".

(k)
Raised text around top of base ""WELCH ALLYN CO. / AUBURN, N. Y. U. S. A. / ADULT".
Historical NotesThis otoscope was used by Bernard Klionsky. It was possibly used when he was the director of Laboratories at Magee-Women's Hospital, a position he held for twenty-seven years or later when he worked at Presbyterian Hospital. Bernard Klionsky was born on October 8, 1925, in Binghamton, NY, the eldest son of Max and Marion Klionsky. He had two siblings, Eileen, born in 1928, and Seymour, born in 1934. He graduated from high school at the age of 16, and received admission to Harvard in 1942. During WWII, Klionsky trained as an electronic technician for the U.S. Navy and shipped out on August 1, 1945, arriving in Okinawa shortly after Japan’s surrender. After two years of service in the Navy, Klionsky returned to Harvard, and began applying to medical school. In 1950, Bernard Klionsky married Esther Walder, who went on to become a professor of English and Biblical Literature at the University of Pittsburgh and at Chatham College. Together, the couple had four children; Nina, Matthew, Ruth, and Daniel. Bernard Klionsky attended Syracuse Medical School, and Hahnemann Medical College, did an internship at Wisconsin General Hospital and a residency at the University of Kansas. In 1961, he moved to Pittsburgh to become director of Laboratories at Magee-Women's Hospital, a position he held for twenty-seven years, and later took a position at Presbyterian Hospital. Early in his career, Klionsky invented the open-top cryostat for collecting samples in the operating room, which has had a lasting impact on surgical pathology. Among his other professional accomplishments, Klionsky served as the president of the American Cancer Society, chaired the U.S. Public Health Service Committee on Reproducibility of Diagnosis, set up the pathology department at Beersheba Hospital in Israel from 1974-1975, and taught at the University of Pittsburgh’s Medical School for many years, where he collaborated with a Chemistry faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh in the 1970s to develop a program that allowed professors to put together lessons on the computer, and was active in the medical school admissions process, even after his retirement. In addition to his work in the field of pathology, Bernard Klionsky was active in Pittsburgh’s Jewish community. He was the original founder of Congregation Dor Hadash, and served as the president of Young People’s Synagogue.

Previous owner Bernard Klionsky (born 1925)

Related person Esther Klionsky

Related institution UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital (founded 1999)

Related institution University of Pittsburgh

Related institution Harvard University

Related institution United States Navy

Related institution Syracuse Medical School

Related institution Hahnemann Medical College

Related institution Wisconsin General Hospital

Related institution University of Kansas

Related institution American Cancer Society

Related institution Congregation Dor Hadash