| Reference Number | MIMM/2024-4-5 |
| Title | Portable Sphygmomanometer in case |
| Date | 1900-1949 |
| Description | Inside the leather case is an incomplete sphygmomanometer, consisting only of the pressure gauge—a pocket watch-like brass instrument—and a cotton armband designed to house the missing the rubber inflation ball and bag apparatus. It was manufactured by the Hospitals and General Contracts Company.
Donated by Joseph Martin. |
| Extent | 3 parts (incomplete) |
| Dimensions | 155mm x 55mm x 95mm |
| 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 | Sphygmomanometer |
| Term | Physical Examination -- instrumentation |