Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
000003312
Description
Director and tongue tie, which consists of a metal rod that ends in a sharp point at one end and flares to end in a flat, butterfly shaped piece at the other; the piece of metal forming the rod is folded almost in half to form a triangular shape, with two flat, metal sides and one open side.
Director and tongue tie, which consists of a metal rod that ends in a sharp point at one end and flares to end in a flat, butterfly shaped piece at the other; the piece of metal forming the rod is folded almost in half to form a triangular shape, with two flat, metal sides and one open side.
Based on the use of stainless steel for surgical instruments
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
Stamped into the metal of one side of the butterfly end, "SKLAR // STAINLESS"; on the opposite side, "GERMANY" is stamped into the metal.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-13
Length
12.6 cm
Width
1.7 cm
Depth
0.4 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 12.6 cm x Width 1.7 cm x Depth 0.4 cm
Condition Remarks
The director was slightly dusty; there was minor wear in the form of small scratches; there were no dents or signs of corrosion.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Other
Reference Comments
"Illustrations of Surgical Instruments of Superior Quality," by the Kny-Scheerer Co., ca. 1915, p. 2092 (similar to figure B/-2810-18); see also 000.003.308 and .311