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prepared horsehair box
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Dates
1940
1960
circa 1940-1960
Collection
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
1972.12.2
Description
Box containing horsehair sutures; still sealed with paper.
More detail
1 image
Accession Number
1972.12.2
Collection
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
MeSH Heading
Sutures
Ligation -- instrumentation
MM= Ligation and Suture -- suture
Surgery
Description
Box containing horsehair sutures; still sealed with paper.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. John W. Scott of Toronto.
Maker
J.F. Hartz Co. Ltd.
Site Made (City)
Toronto; Montreal
Site Made (State)
Ontario; Quebec
Site Made (Country)
Canada
Dates
1940
1960
circa 1940-1960
Material
cardboard: grey
paper: off-white
ink: grey; red
Inscriptions
On label wrapped around middle of box: "50 SPECIALLY SELECTED // PREPARED HORSE-HAIR // STERILIZED AND PRESERVED IN ALCOHOL // [two red hearts] // PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY BY // THE J.F. HARTZ CO. LIMITED // TORONTO AND MONTREAL"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-10
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 20.3 cm x Width 2.5 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Box is unopened.
Copy Type
Original
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