Meyrowitz Brothers Portable Electro-Surgical Motor, circa 1891
THF166522 / Meyrowitz Brothers Portable Electro-Surgical Motor, circa 1891
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Artifact Overview
In 1891, Emil B. Meyrowitz and Ferdinand Buchhop developed this metal sphere-encased motor to power electric drills used for nasal and dental surgeries. The motor was small and portable. Physicians could suspend this uniquely shaped motor in the operating room close to the patient's bedside.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Motor
Date Made
circa 1891
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
37.34.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Color
Gold (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 6 in
Length: 6 in
Inscriptions
on top:
"MEYROWITZ" MOTOR/ VOLTS 5 - H.P. 1/16/ Pat. Mar. 3 - 1891/ 123/ NEW YORK
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