Accession No
4561
Brief Description
fold-out pamphlet paper anatomical model (male) and key, 'Philips’ Popular Manikin', by W. S. Furneux, English, 1/4 20th Century
Origin
England; London; 32 Fleet Street; and England; Liverpool; 45-51 South Castle Street
Maker
George Philip and Son [publisher] Philip, Son and Nephew [publisher] Furneux, W. S. [editor]
Class
biology; physiology; demonstration; books
Earliest Date
1900
Latest Date
1925
Inscription Date
Material
paper (card and at least one other); cloth
Dimensions
h 424 mm w 195 mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Purchased on 31/10/1996.
Inscription
‘PHILIPS’ POPULAR MANIKIN.
EDITED BY W. S. FURNEAUX. Price 3/6 Net.
LONDON: GEORGE PHILIP & SON, Limited, 32, Fleet Street, E.C.
LIVERPOOL: PHILIP, SON & NEPHEW 45-41, South Castle Street.’ (Front)
Description Notes
Card folder, with red cloth binding; colour from binding has leached on back and front. Front with printed description (as above) and figure: colour representation of upper body of male with cut away front showing ribs, heart and lungs, intestines; male has moustache. Inside two leaf paper “Key to the Model of the Human Body”, listing VI groups: I The Organs of the Chest and Abdomen, 21 parts listed; II The Anterior Muscles of the Body, 83 parts listed; III The Heart and Blood-vessels, 51 parts listed; IV The Nervous System, 39 parts listed; V The Skeleton, 57 parts listed; VI The Internal Organs, 104 parts given. Key covers first three pages of the two leaf insert, which has been sown into the card folder; thread is visible, and shows some stain from the red binding. The fourth page is blank. Opposite is the paper model, glued to the inside rear of the card folder, within a full-length outline of the human body. Bottom is a representation of the skeleton with attached and fold up internal organs, pelvic bone, rib cage, and skull. Over this folds, hinged at the left, an outline showing below the nervous system, above the heart and blood-vessels. The top layer folds over hinged at the right, and shows below the anterior muscles, above a full length version of the man on the front cover, displaying the organs of the chest and abdomen. The outer rear of the card folder is blank. The model is in good condition, with no parts missing, but the whole shows many discolouration and dirt marks, and the edges are slightly damaged.
References
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Description
As popular anatomy museums were disappearing and general education was reformed, public access to human anatomy was increasing available through print. Paper-flap models, as found in this anatomical booklet, were elementary teaching aids for the education of children at school or in the home. Hands-on pedagogy, or learning through play, had became a popular teaching methodology in Britain during the nineteenth century. By the 1870s, Germany’s Kindergarten pedagogy had spread to England. As a teaching aid for a young audience, Philips' Popular Manikin is best understood in this context. In addition to demonstrating the organisation of anatomy and the operations of different organs, some fold-out anatomies functioned as cautionary tales for public health. For instance, White’s Physiological Manikin described the effects of toxins on the body and deformities resulting from lacing corsets too tight.
18/02/2014
Created by: Allison Ksiazkiewicz on 18/02/2014
FM:40243
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