https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/4d96f81c71848f4e2692937ea79d78bc.jpg 5eca3980b92d4cc4e18d29fc36a59ba1 https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/7425a6906a901362374f908d09ff962b.jpg 175fd66dd8bcfd6d49df99e25dfb4193 https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/8555d103fa0887052a4dc0b91331be9e.jpg 7f0d69f2c488192ee4a5c31d8d8bd5bf 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. Materials Metal; wood 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 Cambridge Portable Cardiograph Description An account of the resource A cardiograph is a medical device that measures the activity of the human heart, e.g. the heart rate. This portable cardiograph was manufactured by the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., and is held within a leather suitcase. Electrodes would have been placed on the chest wall at the level of the heart, as well as the standard pulse locations, which would measure the heart rate of the patient. This particular device was formerly owned by Dr. R.G. Lendrum. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1188">Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co.; 1881-1968; Scientific instrument manufacturers</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1940s Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2015/235 Cardiology Diagnostics Instrument