Forceps, artery
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SURGICAL/FENESTRATED/SPRING-CATCH
- DATE
- 1864–1886
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0579.009
- MANUFACTURER
- Tiemann & Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 9
- Total Parts
- 18
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- all metal
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 12.4 cm
- Width
- 1.0 cm
- Height
- 1.0 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
- Tiemann
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Probably used c. mid- 1860s- c. 1890.
- Canada
-
From cased set of amputation instruments originally owned, and presumably used, by Dr. George H. Bowen, of Leeds County, Ontario. He was registered as M.R.C.P. in 1877. This set was given to Dr. Bowen by his mother. [Ref. 3] - Function
-
To hold tissue or an artery while tying it off to stop bleeding. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "TIEMANN/& C0." stamped into distal end of instrument. "X969.12.1N" printed by hand in white ink on handle.
- Missing
- None.
- Finish
- Silver metal construction.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Tiemann & Co., Forceps, artery, between 1864–1886, Artifact no. 2002.0579, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0579.009/
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