Set of Richards' bone curettes; each curette consists of a hollow four-sided handle with a closed rounded end and flat sides with horizontal gripping grooves on the outer edges; the handle tapers into a straight cylindrical shaft that tapers down, then out again to form a rounded scoop with sharp …
Set of Richards' bone curettes; each curette consists of a hollow four-sided handle with a closed rounded end and flat sides with horizontal gripping grooves on the outer edges; the handle tapers into a straight cylindrical shaft that tapers down, then out again to form a rounded scoop with sharp outer edges; the bowl of the scoop is smooth and closed except for a round hole in the bottom; the tips increase in size from (a) to (d).
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a-d - curette - Size: Length 17.5 cm x Width 1.8 cm x Depth 1.8 cm
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
(a-d) All curette shafts have the words, "F.A. HARDY & CO." stamped into the metal along with a number: (a) the shaft has the number "1" stamped into it; (b) the shaft has the number "2" stamped into it; (c) the shaft has the number "3" stamped into it; (d) the shaft has the number "4" stamped into it.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E1-4
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
The metal shows some wear, but no corrosion or staining is visible.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Book
Other
Reference Comments
Previous number #105; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; instrument manufacturer's listing produced by the Dittrick Museum; "Surgical Instruments," by the Kny-Scheerer Company, 1915, p. 2088 (item B/-2635); the artifact arrived in surgical roll 997.001.286 with 10 other instruments (997.001.287a-d, 997.001.289a-d–997.001.294)