Arnold & Sons Liebreich Ophthalmoscope
 Catalogue Number: 2951 Arnold & Sons Liebreich Ophthalmoscope Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Ophthalmoscope Designer/inventor: Richard Liebreich Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1860 Time Period: 19th C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: Arnold & Sons Description Of Item: Non luminous ophthalmoscope with tapered screw-on ivory handle and perforated concave mirror. Brass mount and head, black finish to head. Hinged clip for Coccius lens mounted on rear. Impressed: 'ARNOLD & SONS LONDON'. Size: 132 x 39 mm. Historical Significance: In 1860, Liebreich was the first to describe a small hand-held ophthalmoscope with a clip to hold a corrective lens. The clip could be flipped in front of the sight hole. Similar ophthalmoscopes were devised by Seggel in 1876, by Hirschberg in 1877 and by von Michel in 1878. Ref: Hirschberg's History of Ophthalmology Vol 11 Part 2 pA5-A9, 1986 Date Acquired: 2015 Condition: Very good but slight rust at hinge & handle cracked Location: Archive Office. Cabinet One Drawer 10 |