Claiborne Pocket Ophthalmoscope

Object/Artifact

The Cordes Collection at UCSF, Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne and Gladys Valley Center for Vision

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

Description

This instrument consists of a DeZeng-Loring ophthalmoscope, with a flat mirror and mirror shield so that it could be carried in the pocket without a case.

Made/Created

Date made

1910

Dimensions

Height

11.9 cm

Width

4.1 cm

Weight

52 g

Material

Metal, Glass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John Herbert Claiborne Jr.

Provenance

Notes

Donated by Dr. Walter Atkinson of Watertown, N.Y.