University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
1977.5.23 a-h
Description
A pocket fold-out instrument case containing 4 instruments and a packet of needles; Note: 3 instruments, identified as (b) tweezers, (f) needle for urethral director, and (g) scissors, have been noted as missing as of 8/9/83 "after loan to CBC"; the remaining four are (a) Spencer-Wells forceps; (c)…
A pocket fold-out instrument case containing 4 instruments and a packet of needles; Note: 3 instruments, identified as (b) tweezers, (f) needle for urethral director, and (g) scissors, have been noted as missing as of 8/9/83 "after loan to CBC"; the remaining four are (a) Spencer-Wells forceps; (c) scalpel; (d) scalpel; (e) urethral director; and (h) curved surgical needles wrapped in paper; leather case not numbered or measured.
Number Of Parts
5
Part Names
a - forceps - Size: Length 12.5 cm x Width 4.7 cm
c - scalpel - Size: Length 11.5 cm x Width 0.75 cm
d - scalpel - Size: Length 12.75 cm x Width 0.75 cm
e - urethral director - Size: Length 12.5 cm x Width 2.0 cm
h - packet of needles
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. T. W. Thompson, Nakomas, Florida.
Dates
1900
1930
circa 1900-1930
Date Remarks
Record says, "early 20th century."
Material
metal: grey
Inscriptions
Scalpel (c) is marked: "Hand Forged"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-16
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Many of the instruments are rusting; #2: three instruments missing; #3: leather is stiff.