Two S-shaped arms joined by a ring forming a hinge; the two arms are also joined by a screw and turnable nut to adjust caliper aperture; resembles an Albee's caliper.
Two S-shaped arms joined by a ring forming a hinge; the two arms are also joined by a screw and turnable nut to adjust caliper aperture; resembles an Albee's caliper.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Dr. James V. Gallivan; donated to museum by his grand-daughter Anne MacDonald.
Material
metal: gray
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D7-5
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 14.0 cm x Width 10.0 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
Condition Remarks
Metal shows tarnishing
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
File
Book
Reference Comments
Remarks in donor file; Allen & Hanbury LTD., A Catalogue of Operation Tables Sterilizers Hospital Furniture Surgical Instruments Appliances Ligatures and Sutures, London England, Allen & Hanburys, 1957
Research Facts
Dr. James V. Gallivan was a graduate of the Queen's University Medical School Class of 1904; he practiced medicine in Peterborough Ontario; he made his own foot powder, gargle and camphor ointment; caliper resembles an Albee's caliper used for external measurement of grafts.