University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Military Medicine
Surgery
Classification
Military Medicine
General Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
1990.9.1 a-q
Description
A cloth case (p) labelled in Japanese and marked with the Japanese military star; contains a metal case (q) with a lift-out rack (o) containing the following instruments: (a-d) 4 toothed artery forceps ; (e,f) needle holders; (g) dissecting forceps; (h) aneurism needle and director; (i,j) catheters…
A cloth case (p) labelled in Japanese and marked with the Japanese military star; contains a metal case (q) with a lift-out rack (o) containing the following instruments: (a-d) 4 toothed artery forceps ; (e,f) needle holders; (g) dissecting forceps; (h) aneurism needle and director; (i,j) catheters; (k) hook and retractor; (l) lumbar puncture needle; (m) tube with clip.
Number Of Parts
17
Part Names
case - Size: Length 16.0 cm x Width 10.0 cm x Depth 3.4 cm
a - artery forceps - Size: Length 13.4 cm
b - artery forceps - Size: Length 13.4 cm
c - artery forceps - Size: Length 13.4 cm
d - artery forceps - Size: Length 13.4 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. T.P. Morley.
Cloth case labelled in Japanese, "Surgery Sack"; handwritten ink inscription, "Tom with love from Tojo"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-18
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Acquired by the donor, the "Tom" of the inscription, in 1945 when he was with the Royal Air Force, Southeast Asia Command, in Malaya; "Tojo" was the Japanese high commander.