Metal forceps have a scissor-type handle with a loop on the end of each handle for fingers; however, instead of a left-right arrangement, the handle arms are in a front-back position; at the pivot, the forceps arms bend at approximately a 130° angle; when the forceps are moved, it appears that the …
Metal forceps have a scissor-type handle with a loop on the end of each handle for fingers; however, instead of a left-right arrangement, the handle arms are in a front-back position; at the pivot, the forceps arms bend at approximately a 130° angle; when the forceps are moved, it appears that the arms, which are one on top of the other, would slide apart horizontally (the forceps are seized); the end of each forcep arm ends in a rounded, widened tip with an oval opening in it; the upper opening has a grid formed of three intersecting pieces of metal; the lower tip, which is slightly tapered, appears to be hinged, and would separate from the upper tip when the handles were opened.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned and used by Dr. Malcolm E. McPherson, a graduate of Queen's School of Medicine Class of 1929; Dr. McPherson practised in Hawthorne, NS; he was a G.P. but specialized in gynecology. McPherson practised 1931-1957.
On handles: "KNY-SCHEERER GERMANY // CHROME - PLATE"; on the other handle, an Aesculapian symbol of a snake twined in an "S" shape about a sceptre with a round knob on top, pointed at the end, and a three-pointed crown over all.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F4-6
Dimension Notes
Length 44.4 cm x Width 9.5 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal, which is plated, is rusting in some places, particularly the hinged end and the upper loop of the handle; moreover, the forceps as a whole are seized, likely because of this corrosion.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Person
Photo
Reference Comments
Ms. Lyall McPherson (daughter); photo (in file); "Aesculap Jetter & Scheerer Surgical Instruments," Aesculap, c 1960, p. 144 (similar to fig. 03516)