Ophthalmoscope
name: label: Associated Name
content: Helmold, Louis V.
label: maker
content: Helmold, Louis V.
notes: label: Description
content: This ophthalmoscopet apparently belonged to Dr. Clarence Leidy of Philadelphia. Inscriptions read “Ophthalmoscop / Liebreich” and “L. V. HELMOLD / SURGICAL / INSTRUMENT MAKER/ 127 S. TENTH ST. / . . .” Richard Liebreich (1830-1917) was a German-Jewish ophthalmologist. Louis V. Helmold (fl. 1851-1897) was a cutler and surgical instrument maker in Philadelphia.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
topic: label: associated subject
content: Ophthalmology
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.302606.310
label: accession number
content: 302606
label: catalog number
content: 302606.310
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ophthalmoscope
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood, ebony (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: velvet (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: black (case color)
label: Physical Description
content: purple (case color)
label: Measurements
content: scope: 12 cm x 4 cm x .7 cm x 3.4 cm; 4 23/32 in x 1 9/16 in x 9/32 in x 1 11/32 in
label: Measurements
content: lens: 2 in x 2 in x 3/16 in; 5.08 cm x 5.08 cm x .508 cm
label: Measurements
content: case: 2.3 cm x 14.5 cm x 6 cm; 29/32 in x 5 23/32 in x 2 3/8 in