A tonsil needle in a case; the needle (a) is metal and consists of a shaft which bends at about 45 degrees towards the tip; the tip is corked; it has a luer-lok end; the box is cardboard and consists of a white base (b) and a burgundy lid (c).
A tonsil needle in a case; the needle (a) is metal and consists of a shaft which bends at about 45 degrees towards the tip; the tip is corked; it has a luer-lok end; the box is cardboard and consists of a white base (b) and a burgundy lid (c).
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - needle - Size: Length 11.0 cm x Width 2.8 cm x Depth 0.7 cm
b - box base - Size: Length 16.7 cm x Width 2.3 cm x Depth 1.8 cm
c - box lid - Size: Length 16.9 cm x Width 2.5 cm x Depth 1.9 cm
Provenance
Belonged to the donor's father who worked as a ship's medical officer during the Second World War.
"No. 465LNRC (Curved) Size - 23 Gauge 1/2" // B-D // YALE TONSIL NEEDLE // HYPER-CHROME RUSTLESS STEEL// BECTON, DICKINSON & CO., RUTHERFORD, N.J., MADE IN U.S.A." printed on a label on the top of the box; "U.S. PATS. NOS. // 1,742,497 // 2,076,121 // 2,211,537" on a small label at the end of the box
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E3-6
Condition Remarks
Some slight wear on the box.
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
Internet: "Biddington's: United States Patent Dates and Numbers 1836-1990
Research Facts
Dr. Prouse served as a ship's medical officer during the second world war rising the rank of Surgeon-Captain; after the war he became an anesthesiologist feeling that he did not have sufficient control over his hands after suffering from rheumatic fever.