Title
Percussion hammer
Subject
Percussion--Equipment and supplies
Chest--Examination--Equipment and supplies
Diagnosis--Equipment and supplies
Percussion--instrumentation
Diagnostic Equipment
Diagnostic
Description
Image 101-1604
Used to listen to the heart by tapping on the chest in conjunction with a pleximeter
Has a flexible whalebone handle with a one-ounce metal head.
Creator
Vernon, Henry
Publisher
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
Mid-19th cent.
Contributor
Wessex (Firm)
Cravens, Annette
Rights
Format
13 cm.
Type
Percussor
Image
Still image
Identifier
94.2.1
LIB-HSL001
Alternative Title
Hammer
Date Created
9/28/2009
Medium
Whalebone and metal
Citation
Vernon, Henry, “Percussion hammer,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed February 19, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/16853.