A nasal scraper worn on the finger; looks like a slipper, with a flat bottom and metal bands to slip on the finger; size 1.
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
1915
circa 1915
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
On solid half: "1"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E3-12
Dimension Notes
Length 3.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Plating chipped; bands broken at the point where they meet the centre band.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
JPG
Reference Comments
Maw, 1913, 01348; Kny-Scheerer catalogue, 1915, p. 3105 (identical to item #C/-7291); CD #UHN
Research Facts
Surgical and diagnostic instruments ca 1890-1900 from the practice of Dr. Malcolm C. Black of Hespeler, Ont.