Theobald lachrymal probe, which consists of a curved length of solid cylindrical metal with both ends that taper to blunt points; the centre of the instrument has an attached thumb grip; this is a flat piece of metal shaped into two attached circles with tapered outer points; the thumb grip is atta…
Theobald lachrymal probe, which consists of a curved length of solid cylindrical metal with both ends that taper to blunt points; the centre of the instrument has an attached thumb grip; this is a flat piece of metal shaped into two attached circles with tapered outer points; the thumb grip is attached to the inside bottom of the curve.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Originally owned and used by Dr. F. X. O'Connor and donated by Miss Helen Cobb; collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection.
Maker
Jetter & Scheerer
Dates
1880
1910
circa 1880-1910
Date Remarks
Logo type used between 1889-1900
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
The inside outer edge of the thumb grip has the numbers "13 // 14" stamped into the metal, one at each end as well as the Jetter & Scheerer logo of a snake twisted around a caduceus rod with a crown above it, stamped into the metal at the centre, between the numbers.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E4-9
Length
13.9 cm
Width
3.4 cm
Depth
0.7 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 13.9 cm x Width 3.4 cm x Depth 0.7 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal was tarnished; metal shows minor wear only; no corrosion is visible.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
Reference Comments
Previous number #709; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; arrived in and stored in a canvas pouch (not catalogued) with 997.001.351 and 997.001.353-.364; "Instruments and Equipment for Surgeons and Hospitals," by the George P. Pilling & Son Co., 1932, p. 17 (item P1234)