ANTIQUE STETHOSCOPES FOR SALE
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The stethoscope pictured
below is a civil war era monaural that was typical of the wooden
stethoscopes in the later part of the 19th century. It is 6" long with a chest
end 1.5" and ear piece 2.0" in diameter. The stethoscope has a wonderful
patina.
Shown below is a 12 inch long
"pauper's" stethoscope, circa 1900. These monaural stethoscopes were made very
long in order to keep the physician a safe distance from the infested patient
during ausculatation.
The stethoscope
pictured below is Pinard's obstetrical stethoscope, circa 1900. It is made of aluminum and the
stem unscrews from the ear plate for easy carrying. The stethoscope was intended
for fetal auscultation.
A very unusual faux
tortoise shell binaural stethoscope, circa 1930, is pictured below. The
stethoscope has its original tubing and the chestpiece and earpices are
made from celluloid fashioned to look like tortoise shell. The bell
is marked with a patent number. 
IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN ANY OF THESE ANTIQUE STETHOSCOPES
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