2018-5-54 - Urine Test Stand

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2018-5-54 - Urine Test Stand

This is a urine test stand, made from mahogany wood, provided with shelves and slots to hold items used for urinalysis. The set is incomplete, but it includes all components made of clear glass, such as one urine measuring jar, seven test tubes of varying sizes (one large, four medium, and two smaller), two stoppered bottles, and one spirit lamp. It was used for routine urine analysis to detect conditions like diabetes, kidney disease, and infections. The urine measuring jar features an embossed scale ranging from 1/4 to 2 ounces, indicating its use for precise urine volume measurement. One of the two stoppered bottles features a damaged white label with black writing, which partially reads: "FANNIN & CO Chemist and Surgical (...), 41 Grafton Street (...)." The bottom of the bottle is embossed with "2/60," and its clear glass stopper is marked with "Patent No. 117403." Both the internal part of the lid and the neck of the bottles have a satin finish for secure sealing and chemical preservation. The second bottle has the same design features but has the number 46 manually embossed on top, while the other has the number 6. The spirit lamp, used for heating urine samples in chemical tests and sediment analysis, features a cotton wick and a copper tip. The bottom of it is embossed with "British Made AFM."

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Reference Number: MIMM/2018-5-54

Date: 1900-1949

Creator Name: Fannin, Medical supply company, 1829-

Copyright: Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Credit Line: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

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