Obstetrical forceps, which consist of two joining parts of mirror image blade and handle pieces, (a,b); both sides have straight, flat, metal handles with raised and rounded wooden grips attached to their outer edges; the handles flare outwards towards their ends and have bulbous tips; the top of t…
Obstetrical forceps, which consist of two joining parts of mirror image blade and handle pieces, (a,b); both sides have straight, flat, metal handles with raised and rounded wooden grips attached to their outer edges; the handles flare outwards towards their ends and have bulbous tips; the top of the handles have joint notches cut into the metal, which allow the two parts to be fitted together and used as a pair; the blades begin above the joint; the blades flare out and curve outwards to form elongated, fenestrated oval concave blades with rounded tips and edges; the blades curve outwards away from each other.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - right blade and handle - Size: Length 32.8 cm x Width 5.7 cm x Depth 5.0 cm
b - left blade and handle - Size: Length 32.8 cm x Width 5.7 cm x Depth 5.0 cm
Provenance
Originally owned by Dr. L. J. Austin; collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection.
One blade/handle has the words, "W & H // HUTCHINSON // SHEFFIELD" stamped into the metal of the inner edge of the blade.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D7-2
Condition Remarks
The metal shows wear and loss of plating; a fair amount of non-active corrosion is visible; the wooden handles show wear, but are complete; #2: metal has inactive corrosion along length; #3: corrosion.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Book
Reference Comments
Previous number #52; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; "Antique Medical Instruments," by Elisabeth Bennion, 1979, p. 122 (item #11)
Exhibit History
On display in Bracken wing Feb. 12, 2004-Feb. 2005