| Reference Number | MIMM/2016-9-17 |
| Title | Brunton's Auriscope |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Description | Square leather box, internally lined with red satin and velvet. The main body is T-shaped, with a flared base. The set comes with three interchangable ear pieces called specula. At the other end was an eyepiece with a weak magnifying lens and an adjustable focus. A perforated concave mirror at an angle of 45° was fitted inside the tube itself.Ear pieces are supported by velvet and wooden frames. Invented by John Brunton in 1865. It allowed doctors to examine the inside of a patient's ear. No manuacturer's mark present. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | Case: 93mm x 93mm x 60mm |
| Auriscope body: 72mm x 56mm x 52mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Otoscope |
| Term | Physical Examination |
| Otolaryngology -- instrumentation |