Reproduction
Object Category
Piston recorder
Description
Has needle which marks the paper in response to the animal's breathing. Metal and glass.
Piston recorder. Attachment for kymograph.Circular brass rod can be moved up and down triangular brass rod, which can be detached so object comes into two pieces. The circular rod has a second arm at 90 degrees, with a needle at the end, and an adjustavble knob at the other. Tip of needle discoloured, by charcoal from drum? The drum (?) at the end is made of glass, with a silver coloured metal attachment inside. This can be removed. Adjustable screw below this sticks out from the body. Below this is a tube with screw attachment? Label (see other tab) missing - 22.08.2014. Object label records it as '1 of 2', but no second part in box or in photo. Is the part with the needle '2 of 2', and missing its label?
Asbestos Inspection - Non-Asbestos.
Material
Dimensions
length: 185 mm
width: 75 mm
height: 120 mm
Associated Person
Collection
Physio
Accession Number
LDUSC-PHYSIO-50
Alternative Number
50
Administration Name
UCL Science and Engineering Collections
