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Rapport-Sprague Acoustic Stethoscope, Model 280, made by Sanborn Co. in Waltham
Rapport-Sprague Acoustic Stethoscope, Model 280, made by Sanborn Co. in Waltham
Rapport-Sprague Acoustic Stethoscope, Model 280, made by Sanborn Co. in Waltham
Rapport-Sprague Acoustic Stethoscope, Model 280, made by Sanborn Co. in Waltham
Rapport-Sprague Acoustic Stethoscope, Model 280, made by Sanborn Co. in Waltham
Rapport-Sprague Acoustic Stethoscope, Model 280, made by Sanborn Co. in Waltham
Rapport-Sprague Acoustic Stethoscope, Model 280, made by Sanborn Co. in Waltham
Rapport-Sprague Acoustic Stethoscope, Model 280, made by Sanborn Co. in Waltham

Rapport-Sprague Acoustic Stethoscope, Model 280, made by Sanborn Co. in Waltham

$ 525.36

Availability: 38 in stock
  • Maker: Sanborn Company (Pre-1961)

    Description

    Rapport-Sprague Acoustic Stethoscope, Model 280, made by Sanborn Co. in Waltham, Mass.
    The Sanborn Company was established in 1917 by Frank B. Sanborn (1863-1958), a retired pro-fessor of civil engineering at Tufts University. The firm entered the medical field, with an electrocardiograph, in 1924; and the electronics field in 1935. It was acquired by (and became a subsidiary of) HP in 1961. Ref: “Cambridge Inventor has a Big Heart,” Boston Globe (May 17, 1958), p. 16.“Electrocardiograph Company Has a Big Heart,” Boston Globe (May 24, 1959), p. A20.
    MEASUREMENTSstethoscope: 19 in x 5 in x 1 1/8 in; 48.26 cm x 12.7 cm x 2.8575 cm
    There is one of these rare Stethoscopes in the National Museum of American History
    https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_726213
    This is the very first model of the Rappaport Sprague Stethoscope and was made before the Sanborn Company was purchased by Hewlett-Packard.
    This Stethoscope is fully functional. The original tubing is cracked due to being over 63 years old and has been replaced. The original tubing is included.