Anatomical teaching model, prenatal development of the fetus in the seventh month of pregnancy. Somso, Germany, 1950s.

Germany, circa 1950.

2200 EURO

Anatomical model for educational use. The model depicts a supine fetus in the seventh month of pregnancy, in a breech or longitudinal encephalic position with the head facing downward. The circular base, with a wavy profile, ends at the top with a flat circle. It is made of turned maple wood and finished with a green varnish that emulates a continuous hammered texture. The chrome-plated metal support fork is screwed into the center, secured by a nut and locknut at the bottom of the base. The tubular element rises to open into a U-shape and support the model. It is made of SOMSO-Plast, a polyvinyl resin patented by Marcus Sommers SOMSO Modelle GmbH in the 1930s for the production of high-precision anatomical, zoological, and botanical educational models. Hand-finished in color. The fetus is not removable. The label “MS 12 / 7 seven-month’s embryo (normal position)” and the SOMSO trademark are applied to the base. The company was founded in 1876 by Marcus Sommers Sr. in Sonnenberg, Thuringia. Germany, 1950s.

12” – 30 CM H 6” – 15 CM L 6” – 15 CM D

REF:V1688C

Anatomical model for educational use. The model depicts a supine fetus in the seventh month of pregnancy, in a breech or longitudinal encephalic position with the head facing downward. The circular base, with a wavy profile, ends at the top with a flat circle. It is made of turned maple wood and finished with a green varnish that emulates a continuous hammered texture. The chrome-plated metal support fork is screwed into the center, secured by a nut and locknut at the bottom of the base. The tubular element rises to open into a U-shape and support the model. It is made of SOMSO-Plast, a polyvinyl resin patented by Marcus Sommers SOMSO Modelle GmbH in the 1930s for the production of high-precision anatomical, zoological, and botanical educational models. Hand-finished in color. The fetus is not removable. The label “MS 12 / 7 seven-month’s embryo (normal position)” and the SOMSO trademark are applied to the base. The company was founded in 1876 by Marcus Sommers Sr. in Sonnenberg, Thuringia. Germany, 1950s.
12” – 30 CM H 6” – 15 CM L 6” – 15 CM D
REF:V1688C