University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Gynaecology
Accession Number
1970.8.33
Description
Long, scissor-like forceps; looped handles have one catch; ~30° angle between handles and post joint; straight blades; spoon-shaped tips have serrated edges; can be disjointed.
Long, scissor-like forceps; looped handles have one catch; ~30° angle between handles and post joint; straight blades; spoon-shaped tips have serrated edges; can be disjointed.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: estate of Harold DeWitt Ball via Dr. Olive Ibberson.
Maker
Paterson & Foster
Dates
1935
1945
circa 1935-1945
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
"PATERSON & FOSTER"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D8-7
Dimension Notes
Length 24.75 cm x Width 5.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Tiny bit of rust; #2: metal slightly rusty
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
Kny-Scheerer catalogue, 1915, p. 5069 (similar to item #E/-2333)