Forceps, cautery

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OBJECT TYPE: electric
DATE: 1928
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0794.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Peerless Beman Hemorrhoid Clamp
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Dark brown/black moulded bakelite scissor-like instrument and connector housings; silver metal hinge, connector posts and selected hardware; dark brown synthetic (?) covering on cables; brass (?) cutting blades.

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 9.3 cm
Height: 1.1 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
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 remove hemorrhoids.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "PEERLESS BIERMAN HEMORRHOID CLAMP" and "PATENTED JUNE 1, 1928" cast in raised print on instrument body. UHN catalogue no. "978.2.6" printed by hand in white ink, also on instrument.
Missing: Unknown.
Finish: Dark brown/black moulded bakelite scissor-like instrument and connector housings; silver metal hinge, connector posts and selected hardware; dark brown synthetic (?) covering on cables; brass (?) cutting blades.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Forceps, cautery, after 1928, Artifact no. 2002.0794, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0794.001/

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