Stethoscope
date: label: associated dates
content: 1976 09 10 / 1976 09 10
name: label: user
content: Jackes, Lancelot
notes: label: Description
content: Slightly flared monaural stethoscope made of wood
label: Description
content: This early 19th century monaural stethoscope was donated by the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland (Med Chi). Founded in 1799 MedChi is one of the oldest medical societies in the United States. Two of its most famous past presidents were William Welch the first Dean of the Johns Hopkins Medical School, and Sir William Osler the first physician–in-chief of the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
label: Description
content: The stethoscope was invented in 1816 by the French physician René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826), and was one of the earliest diagnostic tools available to physicians.
label: Description
content: The NMAH catalogued card dated 1972 when the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland first arrived at the museum as a loan reads <i>Labeled Jackes</i>. (Also spelled Lancelot Jacques) (b.about 1750-d.1827-29) Jackes was born in England. His family settled in what is now Washington County, in western Maryland. He was a surgeon in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and served three terms in the Maryland General Assembly. [History of Western Maryland, pg. 1138]
label: Description
content: .
label: Description
content: The taped label no longer exsists, but there are noticeable demarcation lines where it once adhered to the stem of the instrument. Research indicates that the form of this particular instrument may be later than the time frame in which Jackes practiced. M. Donald Blaufox notes in his book <i> An Ear to the Chest: An Illustrated History of the Stethoscope<i/> there were several translations of Laennec's work on auscultation but acceptance was slow. One of the earliest writings on the subject in the United States dates to 1824. Stethoscopes were being sold in England in 1819. It is possible the earliest stethoscopes to arrive in the United States were purchased in England and in France.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States: Maryland, Baltimore
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content: Medicine and Science: 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.302606.003
label: accession number
content: 302606
label: catalog number
content: 302606.003
label: catalog number
content: M-14132
objectType: label: Object Name
content: stethoscope
label: Object Name
content: stethoscope, monaural
label: Other Terms
content: Ascultation Instruments; Monaural
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 19 cm x 4.1 cm; 7 1/2 in x 1 5/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/2 in x 1 5/8 in; 19.05 cm x 4.1275 cm