Splinter forceps which consist of a single piece of brass bent and jointed to form a handle at one end and a tweezer-like head at the other end; the head has oval-shaped sections which end in a point
Splinter forceps which consist of a single piece of brass bent and jointed to form a handle at one end and a tweezer-like head at the other end; the head has oval-shaped sections which end in a point
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
OWNED BY DR. JASON A. HANNAH, 1928 MEDS. GRADUATE FROM QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
Material
metal: yellow
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-2
Length
7.0 cm
Width
0.8 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 7.0 cm. x Width: 0.8 cm.
Condition Remarks
The forceps show staining, but no active corrosion; some of the plating on the forceps has worn off at the handle
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
Jetter & Scheerer, Surgical Instruments Catalogue, Canada Edition, p. 14; Chas. F. Thackray "A
Catalogue of Surgical Instruments and Surgical Sundries", p. G.102