Wooden and brass craniometer, France, 1840-1880

Wooden and brass craniometer with various hinged attachments Wooden and brass craniometer with various hinged attachments

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Wooden and brass craniometer with various hinged attachments
Science Museum Group Collection
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Wooden and brass craniometer with various hinged attachments
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Wooden and brass craniometer with various hinged attachments, used by Paul Broca, a pioneering craniologist, probably French, 1840-1880

This craniometer includes various hinged attachments to aid measurement of skull sizes. Probably made in France, it was used by Paul Broca (1824-1880) who was a French surgeon, anthropologist and pioneering craniologist.

Details

Category:
Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658588
Materials:
wood and brass
Measurements:
overall: 5 mm x 345 mm x 175 mm, .18kg
type:
craniometer
credit:
Kandel, M.