{"id":273,"date":"2010-08-20T17:46:25","date_gmt":"2010-08-20T17:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tmcldev.wpengine.com\/mcgovern\/2010\/08\/20\/thingamajig-7\/"},"modified":"2019-08-30T18:02:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T18:02:21","slug":"thingamajig-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/2010\/08\/20\/thingamajig-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Thingamajig"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Alethea Drexler<\/strong>
\nArchives assistant<\/em>
\nIn the spirit of vintage Thingamajig, we present to you . . . something.
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Dr. Arnett's Mystery Device<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nThis was given to the Research Center by Dr. Frank C. Arnett (it even has his name engraved on it).\u00a0 It’s about seven inches long and made of metal (probably stainless steel), with a black rubber tip.\u00a0 It’s jointed twice so it can be opened up like a jackknife:
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The mystery device, opened<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nThe middle section is not a blade–it’s about 1\/8 of an inch thick and does not have a beveled or tapered edge.
\nSomeone suggested to us that it might be a goniometer<\/a>, which, in a medical context, is used to measure range of motion in joints.\u00a0 However, as Dr. Arnett pointed out, a goniometer would have measurements on it, and this doesn’t have any measurements.\u00a0 The rubber tip suggested to HRC archivist Phil Montgomery that it might have been used to test reflexes.
\nIt has a maker’s mark of “Soningen, Germany”\u00a0 and an Abbott Laboratories logo, so it might have been a promotional item.\u00a0 Dr. Arnett tells us that he’s not sure what it is, either, which is a pity because it’s very nicely made and quite substantial.\u00a0 We just don’t know what it is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Alethea Drexler Archives assistant In the spirit of vintage Thingamajig, we present to you . . . something. This was given to the Research Center by Dr. Frank C. Arnett (it even has his name engraved on it).\u00a0 It’s about seven inches long and made of metal (probably stainless steel), with a black rubber […]<\/p>\n

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