Curette

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0094.008

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 8
Total Parts: 16
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Copper curette with a synthetic (possible) or wood (possible) handle

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 23.5 cm
Width: 1.4 cm
Height: 1.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This bag & instruments presumably used ca.1850s-1880s; possibly also used later.
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto ON.
Function: Unknown
Technical: Early medical bag containing assortment of gynecological instruments, most probably mfd. ca. late 18th c. (Chandler Instruments) to 1880s. (ref. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Incised in the metal shaft: "F. FORD"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Dark copper-coloured curette with a black handle with cross-hatching.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Curette, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2002.0094, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0094.008/

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