https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/bfdac639e4a86af897e95ad45ebabc67.jpg f82f9e686ed3e9e58219c4751d221ead https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/a9e3934065a25d996a934851b1d21ff5.jpg 7078ba2951b0a7968cdc59aae11066c0 https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/1755377b44907daf8c7986b694f8cd3f.jpg 55cdf320767dea693933de2beaa31d24 https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/9b3f84d2de20727ed60398bcb5acf856.jpg 955be5e35589090815f9572b3d6f1dee https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/ce0326ec497ff50b8db18c23718a1ca9.jpg 0947e83000854dc1ecca472a8278df07 https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/7711a91eab6d53c58b5a749a41fe72df.jpg 343f1a0fd36e60dac5f69c25ab561eff Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Museum and Artwork Subject The topic of the resource Museum collections Description An account of the resource Our museum collection helps tell the story of the College, of its place in the city of Glasgow, and of Scottish medical history. Our collection also tells the story of the students, Fellows and Members who have shaped the College over the centuries. We have fascinating medical instruments and equipment used by some of the most famous people associated with the College, including Joseph Lister, David Livingstone and William Macewen. These sit alongside a varied and often gruesome collection of surgical and dental instruments which help to show the progression and innovation made in surgical procedures from the 18th century onwards. Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Medical Instrument Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original object Diameter: 25.6 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Skiascope Description An account of the resource This skiascope was manufactured by John Trotter of Glasgow. John Trotter set up business in Gordon Street in the 1880s with a branch opening in Edinburgh in the 1920s. Trotter was a pioneer in many branches of optical science and he also advised hospitals on the instillation of X-ray apparatus. Ophthalmic surgeon Hugh Wright Thomson worked with Trotter to develop the skiascope which he used initially for eye examinations in school children although he subsequently also found it helpful for adults in hospital refraction work. A long stem was attached to its centre and the circular frame was fitted with twenty of the lenses most commonly used in retinoscopy (technique to objectively determine the refractive error of the eye – farsighted, nearsighted, astigmatism – and the need for glasses). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1133">John Trotter Ltd.; 1867-2014; Optician and instrument maker</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1905 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2003/77.56 Instrument Ophthalmology