Anatomical teaching model, the prenatal twin fetus gestation at the fifth month of development. Somso, Germany, 1950s.

Germany, circa 1950.

2400 EURO

Anatomical model for educational use. The model offers a realistic and detailed representation of twin fetuses in the fifth month of pregnancy. The circular base, with a wavy profile, ends in a flat circle at the top. It is made of turned maple wood and finished with a green paint 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 fetuses are removable. The label on the base reads: “MS 12/8 five-month’s embryo (twins zz). Twins zz indicates dizygotic twins (commonly called “sibling” or “non-identical” twins). The label bears the SOMSO trademark. The company was founded in 1876 by Marcus Sommers Sr. in Sonnenberg, Thuringia. Germany, 1950s.

11” – 28 CM H 6,25” – 16 CM L 6,25” – 16 CM D

REF:V1688A

Anatomical model for educational use. The model offers a realistic and detailed representation of twin fetuses in the fifth month of pregnancy. The circular base, with a wavy profile, ends in a flat circle at the top. It is made of turned maple wood and finished with a green paint 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 fetuses are removable. The label on the base reads: “MS 12/8 five-month’s embryo (twins zz). Twins zz indicates dizygotic twins (commonly called “sibling” or “non-identical” twins). The label bears the SOMSO trademark. The company was founded in 1876 by Marcus Sommers Sr. in Sonnenberg, Thuringia. Germany, 1950s.
11” – 28 CM H 6,25” – 16 CM L 6,25” – 16 CM D
REF:V1688A