A ligature bobbin; cylindrical with rounded ends; separates in the centre to make two separate hollow ends (a and b); each end has three holes in it; inside of each there is a shaft coming from the tip; there is a small hole where the two ends meet.
A ligature bobbin; cylindrical with rounded ends; separates in the centre to make two separate hollow ends (a and b); each end has three holes in it; inside of each there is a shaft coming from the tip; there is a small hole where the two ends meet.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - longer end - Size: Length 5.0 cm x Diameter 1.8 cm
b - shorter end - Size: Length 4.3 cm x Diameter 1.9 cm
Provenance
Owned and used by Dr. Frederick Etherington.
Dates
1960
circa 1960
Date Remarks
A similar device appears in a 1960 catalogue.
Material
metal: silver
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-9
Condition Remarks
Almost like new.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Hospital and Physicians Equipment and Supplies," J.F. Hartz Co. Ltd., Toronto, 1960, p. 321; "Storz Instruments Co. Surgical Instruments Catalog," 11th ed., Storz Instrument Co., St. Louis, 1972, p. 203
Research Facts
Used with a spool of ligature thread which rests on the two shafts inside the bobbin; the thread would come out through the hole and the bobbin would spin allowing the ligature to come out.