Farabeuf's abdominal retractor, which consists of a flat metal bar that has been turned downwards at a 90 deg. angle at both ends and ends with rounded tips; the tips also curve slightly inwards
Farabeuf's abdominal retractor, which consists of a flat metal bar that has been turned downwards at a 90 deg. angle at both ends and ends with rounded tips; the tips also curve slightly inwards
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
The top of the flat bar has the words, "Anatomy Dept." engraved in the metal; the bottom has the number "132" stamped into the metal
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-6
Length
12.2 cm
Width
1.2 cm
Depth
3.3 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 12.2 cm x Width 1.2 cm x Depth 3.3 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal shows minor wear; no corrosion is visible; the flat top shows very minor staining; masking tape holding this retractor with others was removed; #2: tarnished
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
Other
Reference Comments
Previous number #257; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; "Surgical Instruments," by The Kny-Scheerer Co., 1915, p. 2147 (item B/-4355); see also 997.001.161, .163, .164.