Tooth extracting forceps, which consist of a plier-like instrument that is made of two joined halves; the handles are fairly straight, but curve very slightly outwards, then come closer near the ends; the ends are both rounded off; the outside edges of most of the handles have a cross-hatched patteā¦
Tooth extracting forceps, which consist of a plier-like instrument that is made of two joined halves; the handles are fairly straight, but curve very slightly outwards, then come closer near the ends; the ends are both rounded off; the outside edges of most of the handles have a cross-hatched pattern stamped into the metal to provide a better grip for the user; the forcep halves are joined together with a box lock joint just below the tips; the tips of the forceps are rounded on their outer edges and flat on the inner edges; each tip comes up at a 45 deg. angle, then bends another 45 deg. angle forwards to end in a blunted end that joins with the other tip; the inside of the tips have a rounded groove cut into the metal
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine
Maker
L & W
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
The top of the box lock joint is stamped "L & W"; the bottom of the box lock joint is stamped "PHILA."; the outer edge of the right handle is stamped "38" near the end
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E5-1
Dimension Notes
Length 19.7 cm x Width 3.2 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal shows wear and the plating is missing in several areas; very small patches of rust are visible; the forceps move easily
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
JPG
Reference Comments
Previous number #107; "Surgical Instruments" by The Kny-Scheerer Company, 1915, p. 3303 (Fig. 35) (see attached photocopy); "Illustrated Catalog of a Complete Line of Standard Surgical Instruments" by Codman & Shurtleff Incorporated, c. 1920, p. 262 (286) (see attached photocopy); Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; CD #3
Research Facts
This type of tooth extracting forceps is bayonet-shaped and was used to extract upper roots