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Stethoscope

Object

Stethoscope

Production date

c.1970s

Object number

2009.195

Physical Description

This stethoscope was used by Dr. Lionel Stoll who was born in Lithuania in 1907 to Russian Jewish parents. The family moved to Hackney when Lionel was 11. A stethoscope is used to listen to organs such as the lungs on the chest or another part of a patient's body. Sounds inside the body are amplified and can be used to help the doctor diagnose the patient.

Associated Person

Stoll, Lionel (Dr)

Material

plastic
metal

Dimension

height (Whole): 690mm
width (whole): 90mm
depth (whole): 25mm

On display?

No

Inscription

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