Forceps, obstetrical

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OBJECT TYPE: OBS-GYN/single blade
DATE: 1850
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0639.001

MANUFACTURER: Hutchinson, W. & H.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Sheffield, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: vectis
Patents: N/A
General Description: steel blade; wood [ebony ?] handle.

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.2 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height: 5.2 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: Hutchinson
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Sheffield

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: presumably used c. 1850s, and possibly 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: To assist in the delivery of a baby by turning and/or pulling the child while still in the birth canal.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "W & H/ HUTCHINSON/ SHEFFIELD" stamped into blade. UHN catalogue no. "X969.55.6" printed by hand in white ink on side of handle.
Missing: None.
Finish: Solid steel blade; black wood [ebony ?] handle has finely cross-hatched pattern on both sides.
Decoration: N/A

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Hutchinson, W. & H., Forceps, obstetrical, circa 1850, Artifact no. 2002.0639, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0639.001/

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