University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Urology
Accession Number
1973.15.2 a-i
Description
A wooden box (i) covered with black paper and lined with purple cloth on the inside of the cover and with deep blue velvet on the bottom contains two stylet handles (a,b), a director for the knives (c), and five knives (d-h) of varying sizes.
A wooden box (i) covered with black paper and lined with purple cloth on the inside of the cover and with deep blue velvet on the bottom contains two stylet handles (a,b), a director for the knives (c), and five knives (d-h) of varying sizes.
Number Of Parts
9
Part Names
a - stylet handle - Size: Length 29.1 cm
b - stylet handle - Size: Length 29.1 cm
c - director - Size: Length 33.0 cm
d - knife
e - knife
f - knife
g - knife
h - knife
i - box - Size: Length 36.0 cm x Width 7.0 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. Charles W. Harris; belonged to his father, Dr. Wilbur Howard Harris.
On paper sticker inside lid: "THE J.F. HARTZ CO. LIMITED // PHYSICIANS' SUPPLIES // TORONTO"; on paper label on bottom of box: "28-96"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E7-12
Condition Remarks
There are some stylets missing from set.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #UHN
Research Facts
Dr. Wilbur Howard Harris (1864-1940) graduated from Trinity Medical School in 1884; obit. in "Bull. Acad. Med. Tor.," Vol. 13, No. 6, March 1940, p. 126.