University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Obstetrics
Accession Number
1985.10.1
Description
Long obstetrical forceps with solid metal blades, straight overlapping shanks, English lock, Simpson handles with gripping grooves made of bakelite; outer blades polished, inside ground smooth.
Long obstetrical forceps with solid metal blades, straight overlapping shanks, English lock, Simpson handles with gripping grooves made of bakelite; outer blades polished, inside ground smooth.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: unknown.
These might have been the obstetrical forceps used by Dr. John Nash of Newmarket, practised 1850-92, and presented to the Academy of Medicine in 1937 by Mrs. Lester Norton, which have not been identified.