Endoscope Case
date: label: Date made
content: 1880 - 1900
name: label: maker
content: Maison Luer
notes: label: Description
content: The “INSTRUMENTS DE CHIRURGIE/ A. LÜER” inscription in this case for an endoscope refers to a major surgical and ophthalmological instrument firm in Paris that was established in 1837, and that won top awards at numerous national and international exhibitions.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
topic: label: associated subject
content: Endoscopy
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
label: See more items in
content: Health & Medicine
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0398.06.01
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0398.06.01
label: accession number
content: 1989.0398
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Case
label: Object Name
content: case
label: Object Name
content: endoscope set
label: Other Terms
content: Case; Endoscopes; Accessory
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leatherette (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, felt (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: rust (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3.5 cm x 31 cm x 16.5 cm; 1 3/8 in x 12 3/16 in x 6 1/2 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 3/8 in x 12 3/8 in x 6 7/8 in; 3.4925 cm x 31.4325 cm x 17.4625 cm