| Reference Number | MIMM/2018-5-13 |
| Title | Fleischer Stethoscope Chest Piece |
| Date | 1925-1975 |
| Creator Name | Becton, Dickinson and Company, Medical Technology Company, 1897- |
| Description | This item is a chest piece of a Fleischer binaural stethoscope set. It consists of a black cotton belt with metallic tabs at each end, and a disc-shaped stethoscope with a side connector. It was usually part of a stethoscope composed of a triple changer, two interchangeable chest pieces, and a brachial phonendoscope. This “Fleischer Stethoscope” was manufactured by “B-D Becton Dickinson & Co.” as engraved on the back of the stethoscope. This type of stethoscope was originally designed in 1921 by Andrew W. Fischer, who eventually merged his company with Becton Dickinson. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | Stethoscope: 55mm x 40mm |
| Cotton Belt: 400 mm x 20mm |
| 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 | Stethoscopes |
| Term | Physical Examination |
| Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| Stethoscopes |