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

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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