To order images and/or obtain permission to use them commercially, please contact the KSHS Reference Desk at KSHS.reference@ks.gov or 785-272-8681, ext. 117.
For more information see the Copyright and Permission FAQ.
Medical hammer. Nickel-plated with red rubber head. Belonged to John R. Brinkley (1885-1942). Brinkley first established his medical practice in Milford, Kansas in 1917. He gained national fame as a "goat gland" doctor, and further promoted himself and his procedure on his own radio station, KFKB. Brinkley shifted his operations to Del Rio, Texas in the early 1930s, and relocated again to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1938.
Date: between 1917 and 1940
Item Number: 370886
Call Number: 1982.43.4
KSHS Identifier: 1982.43.4
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Medical doctors
Collections - Museum
Date - 1910s
Date - 1920s
Date - 1930s
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Medical & Psychological - Hammer
People - Notable Kansans - Brinkley, John Richard, 1885-1942
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/370886