A roughly S-shaped double-ended probe with a flat oblong plate in the centre; sizes 5 and 6.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. Leslie W. Black via Dr. A. D. Kelly at the Ontario Medical Association; instruments from the practice of Dr. Malcolm C. Black, Mrs. Black's father-in-law.
Dates
1890
1900
circa 1890-1900
Material
metal: brownish-grey
Inscriptions
At one end of the centre plate: "5"; at the other end: "6"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E4-9
Dimension Notes
Length 11.9 cm
Condition Remarks
The probe is discoloured and spotted with concentrations of rust.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
Kny-Scheerer catalogue, 1915, p. 3028 (items C/-2115, C/-2178)
Research Facts
Surgical and diagnostic instruments ca 1890-1900 from the practice of Dr. Malcolm C. Black of Hespeler, Ont.