Tweezer-type forceps with pointed tips that have 2-1 teeth.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. J. Hannah of Toronto; Dr. Weston L. Herriman.
Maker
Tiemann
Dates
1850
1900
circa 1850-1900
Material
metal: dark grey
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-2
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 10.6 cm x Width 0.9 cm
Condition Remarks
Heavily rusted and discoloured; interior piece is broken off and missing.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
UHN artefact files
Research Facts
This artefact is part of a set of surgical instruments belonging to Dr. Weston L. Herriman, who was one of the first nine students who graduated in 1855 from the newly formed School of Medicine at the Church of Scotland-affiliated University of Queen's College (1854, Kingston, Ont.). The nine senior students had transferred from the Anglican Upper Canada School of Medicine (Toronto) to the new school at Queen's.
Exhibit History
On exhibit at Musee Royal 22e Regiment, Quebec City, L-2018-3 2 April 2018 - 3 August 2019