Very rare Demeny’s thoracomètre by Lund or a human dividers for measuring lung capacity, circa 1885
€1,250
Circa
1885
Country of manufacture
France
Description
A very rare and quite exceptionnal George Demeny’s thoracomètre signed “Otto Lund Paris”.
Otto Lund is very famous in the history of precinema for having build the first Marey’s photographic gun and in the history of Marey’s physiological instruments. Lund was also the favorite manufacturer of George Demeny, a student and collaborator of Marey. Especially they developp together around 1883-1885, some new instrument for the measurement of the thorax and for the lung capacity including this scarce thoracomètre.
Despite some lacks : one rod and 5 small buttons (on 52), the instrument is ine general good condition.
This is a large instrument measuring 38,5x38cm/
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Le Zograscope
Established by Alexandre Piffault in 2014 and based in Paris at 5 rue de Condé, 75006, very close to Odéon, Le Zograscope specializes in antique and rare books in Science, Medicine and Technology, and rare antique instruments in the same fields. We have especially a strong interest in early and continental microscopy, early and special mathematical/drawing instruments, medical and surgical instrument, and rare technology.
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