Hamblin Self Luminous Retinoscope
 Catalogue Number: 1094 Hamblin Self Luminous Retinoscope Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Retinoscope Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1935 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: Theodore Hamblin Description Of Item: Self luminous retinoscope with adjustable focus (graduated). Axis markings on back of mirror. Battery handle, no globe. L:23.5 cm x W: 4.6 cm. Imprinted: PAT No 167095 THEODORE HAMBLIN LTD LONDON W1. 820/19. In black leatherette covered case, lined with purple velvet & satin. Case: L: 17.5 cm x D: 7.7 cm x H: 5.3 cm Historical Significance: Theodore Hamblin Ltd was a firm of dispensing opticians in Wigmore Street London. Theodore Hamblin (d1952) was highly regarded by ophthalmologists so much so his obituary was published by the Brit J Ophthal 1952;36;656. GB Patent No 167095 was granted to Gerald Henry Wingate on August 4 1921 for Improvements in or relating to ophthalmoscopes. How Acquired: Donated by Alan W Johnston. Fellow of the College Condition: Good Location: Archive room. West wall. Unit 6 Drawer 4 |