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 together at their rounded ends; the outside edges of most of the handles have a cross-hatched pattern stamped into the …
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 together at their rounded ends; 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 curves downwards at a 45 deg. angle, and has a blunted point at its end, which joins together with the other tip; the inside edges of the tips have a rounded groove cut into the metal that has a vertical gripping pattern near the end of each one
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine
The top of the box lock joint is stamped "J. BIDDLE // NEW YORK", as is the bottom of the box joint
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C6-2
Dimension Notes
Length 17.1 cm x Width 2.5 cm x Depth 1.6 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal shows some wear and small areas of plating are missing, especially on the handle grips; no corrosion is visible; the forceps move freely
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
Reference Comments
Previous number #108; "Surgical Instruments" by The Kny-Scheerer Company, 1915, p. 3298 (Fig. 3M) (see attached photocopy); "Surgical Instruments Catalog" by the Lawton Company, 1970, p. 870 (A) (see attached photocopy); Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory
Research Facts
This type of tooth extracting forceps was used to extract lower roots, incisors or bicuspids