Meyrowitz Brothers Portable Electro-Surgical Motor, circa 1891
Artifact
Motor
Date Made
circa 1891
Summary
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.
Creators
Place of Creation
Object ID
37.34.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
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Meyrowitz Brothers Portable Electro-Surgical Motor, circa 1891
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