Chambers of the human heart, 1910-1930.

Collection of apparatus owned and used by Sir Thomas Lewis (1881- 1945) in researches on the human cardiovascular system, 1905-1940

This is a wax model of the human heart, sectioned to illustrate the interior structure of the organ. Sir Thomas Lewis (1881-1945) made and used this model in his research into the human cardiovascular system in England.

Details

Category:
Clinical Diagnosis
Object Number:
1980-1380
type:
organs, hearts
credit:
University College Hospital

Parts

Small galvanometer string

Small galvanometer string

Small galvanometer string, used by Sir Thomas Lewis, made by the Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd., Cambridge, 1934

Measurements:
length 109 mm
width 42 mm
thickness 33 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
1980-1380/1
type:
ammeters
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Sectioned model of human heart, wax, made by Sir Thomas Lewis, 1910-1930

Sectioned model of human heart

Sectioned model of human heart, wax, made by Sir Thomas Lewis, 1910-1930

Measurements:
overall: 99 mm x 110 mm x 109 mm, .212 kg
Materials:
wax
Object Number:
1980-1380/2
type:
hearts
Galvanometer string, used by Sir Thomas Lewis, by the Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd., Cambridge, 1931

Galvanometer string

Galvanometer string, used by Sir Thomas Lewis, by the Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd., Cambridge, 1931

Object Number:
1980-1380/3
type:
galvanometer