Version of a Sims' vaginal speculum with two duckbill blades; the speculum is made of a piece of brass with a gripping handle in the middle and a semi-circular and rounded blade at each end; both blades point in the same direction.
Version of a Sims' vaginal speculum with two duckbill blades; the speculum is made of a piece of brass with a gripping handle in the middle and a semi-circular and rounded blade at each end; both blades point in the same direction.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Dr. Jason A. Hannah, 1928 Meds. graduate from Queen's University.
Maker
Tiemann
Dates
1880
1910
circa 1880-1910
Material
metal: yellow
Inscriptions
The name "Tiemann" is stamped twice into the metal
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D8-2
Temporary Location
On exhibit “The Century: Medical Innovations of the 1800s” at Museum of Health Care, 25 June 2017.
Dimension Notes
Length: 18.7 cm. x Width: 10.2 cm.
Condition Remarks
The metal of the speculum shows some discolouration; there were also some blue-green spots (possibly corrosion) at one end; #3: metal stained
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Antique Medical Instruments" by Keith Wilbur, M.D., p. 69; #3