Diagnostic Tools
Dr. G. C. Willis could diagnose most of his patients using only these unsophisticated pieces of equipment.
All of his diagnostic tools can be packed into a small bag shown in the upper left of this picture.
(From upper left to lower right)
A storage bag, an ophthalmoscope set, otoscope and nasoscope [Welch Allyn], a stethoscope [Harvey triple head], a Queen Square reflex hammer, a divider, a tuning fork, a penlight, plastic buttons of various colours and sizes, a depth sense tester [carved wooden block], a hat pin, a measuring tape, a tuberculin syringe, and a sphygmomanometer.
An original model of a Harvey triple head stethoscope. Rubber tubes are shortened for better auscultation (from the earpiece to the diaphragm is about 50 cm).
Small tools for physical examination.
(From upper left to lower right)
A penlight, a measuring tape, a hat pin, a divider (and its case), a tuberculin syringe, plastic buttons of various colours and sizes, a depth sense tester [carved wooden block], and a tuning fork.
Frenzel lenses. A pair of +20 diopter lenses with regular glass frames.