Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage Medical

A Collection of Vintage Medical Diagnostic Equipment including an Erkameter Mercury Sphygmomanometer - A vintage German medical diagnostic set centred around an Erkameter mercury sphygmomanometer manufactured by ERKA (Kallmeyer & Simon). The primary instrument is housed in a vertical, hinged light hardwood case, possibly beech, featuring a glass capillary tube with an intact mercury column. This is flanked by dual black metal scale plates with white numerals graduated from 10 to 270 mmHg. A black metal identification plate is fixed to the interior of the case and is inscribed: Sphygmomanometer Erkameter Germany Standard Original Garantie-No. 153524. The unit includes a fabric-covered arm cuff connected by orange rubber tubing to a black rubber inflation bulb with a metal valve. The collection includes a traditional binaural stethoscope consisting of black rubber tubing, chrome-plated metal ear tubes, and a circular chrome-plated metal chest piece. Also included is a separate black textured accessory box with a dark purple fabric-lined interior. This secondary case contains an assortment of equipment including lengths of orange rubber tubing, an orange rubber inflation bulb, a small clear glass bottle with a cork stopper containing cotton wool, and a wooden-handled instrument featuring a tapered metal tip. Main wooden case: approximately 34.5 cm x 11 cm x 6 cm (when closed).