University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Otolaryngology
Accession Number
1975.3.67
Description
A two-prong fork slides forward with a thumb ring, an oval sharpened blade slides backward with side finger rings; screw near fork regulates height of fork above blade; can be completely taken apart.
A two-prong fork slides forward with a thumb ring, an oval sharpened blade slides backward with side finger rings; screw near fork regulates height of fork above blade; can be completely taken apart.
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.
Kny-Scheerer catalogue, 1915, p. 3221 (underside almost identical to item #C/-12100);Kny-Scheerer catalogue, 1915, p. 3222 (top almost identical to item #C/-12112); CD #UHN
Research Facts
Surgical and diagnostic instruments ca 1890-1900 from the practice of Dr. Malcolm C. Black of Hespeler, Ont.