Uterine probe, which consists of a long, narrow instrument made from a single piece of solid plated metal; the handle is cylindrical, with six flattened sides and a rounded end; the other end of the handle tapers to join a flexible cylindrical blade, which has been bent several times; the tip end o…
Uterine probe, which consists of a long, narrow instrument made from a single piece of solid plated metal; the handle is cylindrical, with six flattened sides and a rounded end; the other end of the handle tapers to join a flexible cylindrical blade, which has been bent several times; the tip end of the blade is squared off and ends with a blunted tip; the tip end of the probe curves upwards
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection.
Dates
1900
1920
circa 1900-1920
Material
metal: silver; grey
Inscriptions
None
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D8-6
Dimension Notes
Length 22.4 cm x Width 0.7 cm x Depth 2.8 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal shows wear, and plating is worn off in several spots; no corrosion is visible; there was some tape residue on the probe after masking tape used to hold a tag onto the instrument was removed; #2: metal tarnished
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
Reference Comments
Previous number #241; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; Dr. J.A. Low