University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Gynaecology
Accession Number
1970.8.7 a-d
Description
A set of three irrigating curettes with a screw-on handle (a); handle is ridged for gripping; (b) is a blunt curette, (c) is a sharp curette, and (d) is a scoop; came in a cardboard box (not numbered) with two wooden blocks with notches to hold the pieces.
A set of three irrigating curettes with a screw-on handle (a); handle is ridged for gripping; (b) is a blunt curette, (c) is a sharp curette, and (d) is a scoop; came in a cardboard box (not numbered) with two wooden blocks with notches to hold the pieces.
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - handle - Size: Length 12.75 cm
b - blunt curette - Size: Length 16.25 cm
c- sharp curette - Size: Length 16.5 cm
d -scoop - Size: Length 16.0 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: estate of Harold DeWitt Ball via Dr. Olive Ibberson.
Maker
The J.mF. Hartz Co. Surgical Instruments
Dates
1930
1940
circa 1930-1940
Material
metal: silver
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D8-6
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
Kny-Scheerer Catalogue, 1915, p. 5090 (very similar to item E/-3429)