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- Meyrowitz Brothers Portable Electro-Surgical Motor, circa 1891 - 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.

- circa 1891
- Collections - Artifact
Meyrowitz Brothers Portable Electro-Surgical Motor, circa 1891
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.