A bone drill consisting of a red metal shaft (a) with a silver bulge in the centre with a hole in the top and bottom; one end of the shaft unscrews and inside the shaft in the drill bit (b) which is a long shaft with the actual drill head only taking up the end; the bit fits into the hole in the s…
A bone drill consisting of a red metal shaft (a) with a silver bulge in the centre with a hole in the top and bottom; one end of the shaft unscrews and inside the shaft in the drill bit (b) which is a long shaft with the actual drill head only taking up the end; the bit fits into the hole in the shaft where there is a latch which connects it; the bit is hollow; there is also a metal piece, attached to the screw which seals the shaft, which resembles a car dipstick, and possibly is inserted into the drill bit, perhaps acting as a trocar of some sort.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - shaft - Size: Length 36.2 cm x Diameter 2.0 cm
b - drill bit - Size: 33.6 cm x Diameter 1.0 cm
c - screw with trocar? - Size: Length 35.0 cm x Diameter 1.8 cm
Provenance
It was originally the property of a Harley Street surgeon named James McClure, a colleague of Sir John Weir. It was passed to the donor by his daughter's mother in law, Mrs. Jean Spears of Edmonton who was related to McClure.