Antique Blood Pressure Medical Instrument by UMA
DESCRIPTION Vintage wooden medical instrument made by UMA. This piece of medical equipment plugs in and turns on. The dial in the front of the box measures some sort of scale which can be adjusted by the metal rod on the top. There is a thermometer on the front along with another switch. There is another plug hole in the front which would accommodate another piece of equipment. UMA, Inc. was founded in New York, NY in 1936 as a manufacturer of medical instrumentation. Its primary product was the Collens Sphygmo-Oscillometer, a blood pressure measuring instrument, used to assist a physician in diagnosing peripheral vascular deficiencies. In the 1940's UMA, Inc. diversified its business by developing aircraft instruments for the war effort. A great piece of antique medical equipment for a doctors surgery,medical museum or any collector of interesting medical instruments. MEASUREMENTS Box measures 11.75" long by 8.25" wide by 10.5" tall and weighs 11lb 3oz. CONDITION In go