University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
General Treatment
General Surgery
Classification
General Treatment
General Surgery
Accession Number
1969.2.6
Description
Metal bistoury with rounded blade in a tortoise shell case, attached with a screw on the end so it can be swivelled in and out of the case; there is a catch on the end of the blade to secure it open. There is a maker's mark on the blade.
Metal bistoury with rounded blade in a tortoise shell case, attached with a screw on the end so it can be swivelled in and out of the case; there is a catch on the end of the blade to secure it open. There is a maker's mark on the blade.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. J.W. Rose, Cobourg Clinic in Ontario.
J. Gray & Son was founded in 1848, and after 1867, instruments made with tortoise shell fell out of fashion because of the introduction of aseptic surgery by Joseph Lister.