Title
Piorry stethoscope
Subject
Stethoscopes
Stethoscopes
Diagnostic
Description
Used to listen to the chest and heart
Includes main stem, plug that inserts into the funnel shaped chest end, ivory chest piece also used as a pleximeter and ivory ear piece.
Creator
Piorry, P. A. (Pierre Adolphe), 1794-1879
Publisher
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
1830?
Contributor
Bennion, Elisabeth
Cravens, Annette
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. Contact the History of Medicine Collection with questions.
Format
18 cm.
Type
Medical instrument
Image
Still image
Identifier
02.4.5.5
LIB-HSL001
Alternative Title
Monaural stethoscope
Stethoscope
Date Created
4/7/2006
Medium
Wood and ivory
Citation
Piorry, P. A. (Pierre Adolphe), 1794-1879, “Piorry stethoscope,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed December 15, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16817.