Holder, needle

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OBJECT TYPE: NON-SPECIFIC/LOCKING
DATE: 1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0221.001

MANUFACTURER: Sklar
MODEL: BAUMGARTNER
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STAINLESS STEEL.

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.0 cm
Width: 8.2 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Sklar
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF NEEDLE HOLDER USED LATE 1950S+
Canada: PART OF COLLECTION OF MR. JOSEF ELSENER: HE WAS SWISS BORN & TRAINED AS AN ARMOURER. HE EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1952 & BECAME A BUSINESSMAN. HIS COLLECTION OF 1000+ PIECES WAS FOCUSED ON FINELY MADE APPARATUS INCLUDING MACHINE TOOLS, SURVEYING EQ., MEDICAL APPARATUS & SOME ELECTRICAL TEST & RADIO EQ.
Function: USED TO HOLD SUTURE NEEDLE SECURELY WHILE DRAWING IT THROUGH TISSUE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF BAUMGARTNER PATTERN (SUTURE) NEEDLE HOLDER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "SKLAR USA STAINLESS" incised on one side of needle holders; "T-C PAT. 2,795,225" incised on reverse. "A1" crudely incised (by hand) on joint.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: SILVER METAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Sklar, Holder, needle, after 1957, Artifact no. 2002.0221, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0221.001/

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