University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Gynaecology
Accession Number
1975.3.30
Description
Very long, narrow, scissor-like forceps with one loop and one curved handle; bends slightly to the side, ending in very narrow blunt tips with ridges on the inside.
Very long, narrow, scissor-like forceps with one loop and one curved handle; bends slightly to the side, ending in very narrow blunt tips with ridges on the inside.
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
1880
1900
1880-1900
Material
metal: dark greyish-brown
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D8-7
Dimension Notes
Length 27.0 cm x Width 7.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Finish is blackened; #2: metal rusty and tarnished
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Surgical and diagnostic instruments ca 1890-1900 from the practice of Dr. Malcolm C. Black of Hespeler, Ont.