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

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
1980-1380/1
type:
ammeters
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Sectioned model of human heart

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

Galvanometer string

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

Object Number:
1980-1380/3
type:
galvanometer