Hook, blunt

Use this image

Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes

Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:

Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE

Ingenium, 2002.0878.004
Permalink:

Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.

DOWNLOAD IMAGE

PURCHASE THIS IMAGE

This image is free for non-commercial use.

For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.

OBJECT TYPE
OBS-GYN/two-ended
DATE
1850–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2002.0878.004
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
4
Total Parts
9
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
silver metal

Dimensions

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

Length
31.0 cm
Width
5.2 cm
Height
1.8 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
Presumably used c. 1850- 1900.
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. These instruments belonged to Dr. Herriman, one of the first three medical graduates of Queen's University. [Ref. 2]
Function
Blunt hook: to extract the head or the trunk [of an unborn fetus]. Also used to alter the position of the fetus as well as to hasten the delivery of a breech birth. Crochet: to grab hold the base of the skull [of an unborn fetus] for extraction.
Technical
Regarded as instruments of last resort, the hook & crochet were among those tools used by a midwife or physician to extract an unborn dead baby, or terminate the child's life in utero if it could not be delivered without threatening the life of it's mother. Blunt hook- In difficult cases, extraction of the head or the trunk [of an unborn fetus] was made possible by inserting the blunt hook around the neck or under the shoulder respectively. They were also used to alter the position of the fetus as well as to hasten the delivery of a breech birth. Often used in combination with crochet. Crochet- A steel hook with a sharp pointed end. After the initial breaking of the fetal skull with a perforator, the crochet was inserted into the cranium to grab hold the base of the skull for extraction. Both crochet and blunt hook were essential for the practicing obstetrician in the late 1600 to late 1800. The pointed end of the crochet could be used to hook into the head, eye socket, shoulder bone, or any part accessible.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
None evident, save UHN catalogue no. "976.6.50 k" printed by hand in white ink on handle.
Missing
Unknown.
Finish
Silver metal.
Decoration
N/A

CITE THIS OBJECT

If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:

Unknown Manufacturer, Hook, blunt, circa 1850–1900, Artifact no. 2002.0878, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0878.004/

FEEDBACK

Submit a question or comment about this artifact.

More Like This


...
Forceps, obst…

2002.0878.007

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.0878.008

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.0639.001

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.0649.001

Object

...
Cranioclast

2002.0878.006

Object

...
Hook

1985.0848.018

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.0635.001

Object

...
Screw, pressu…

2002.0878.009

Object

...
Perforator, o…

2002.0878.005

Object

...
Toothkey

2002.0088.001

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.0636.001

Object

...
Curette

2002.0094.010

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.1009.001

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.1009.002

Object

...
Forceps, iris

2002.1016.002

Object

...
Instrument kit

2002.0878.001

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.0047.001

Object

...
Insert, box

2002.0909.008

Object

...
Stirrup

2002.0066.002

Object

No image available.
Stirrup

2002.0066.003

Object

...
Knob

2002.0066.004

Object

No image available.
Knob

2002.0066.005

Object

...
Brush

2008.1606.007

Object

...
Needle, suture

2002.1030.003

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.1010.001

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.1010.002

Object

...
Trephine

2002.0579.016

Object

...
Knife, surgic…

2002.1030.004

Object

...
Knife, surgic…

2002.1030.005

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.0911.002

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.0670.001

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.0911.001

Object

...
Drawer

2002.0094.002

Object

No image available.
Drawer

2002.0094.003

Object

No image available.
Drawer

2002.0094.004

Object

No image available.
Drawer

2002.0094.005

Object

...
Vectis, obste…

2002.0878.002

Object

...
Valvulotome

2002.0951.001

Object

...
Handle, treph…

2002.0579.015

Object

...
Forceps, plac…

2002.0878.003

Object

...
Saw, amputati…

2002.0579.017

Object

...
Pick head

1974.0569.001

Object

...
Phrenology bu…

2002.0086.001

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.0670.002

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.0671.001

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.0671.002

Object

...
Cover, batter…

2002.0909.002

Object

...
Skull

2002.0655.001

Object

...
Table, examin…

2002.0069.001

Object

...
Tape, umbilic…

2002.0638.001

Object

...
Pessary

2002.0094.006

Object

...
Insert, box

2002.0995.002

Object

...
Probe, dissec…

2012.0141.001

Object

...
Clip, ether d…

2002.0744.001

Object

...
Speculum, vag…

2002.0094.007

Object

...
Valvulotome

2002.0478.001

Object

...
Curette

2002.0094.011

Object

...
Forceps

2002.0094.012

Object

...
Anatomical mo…

2002.0067.001

Object

...
Forceps

2002.1016.003

Object

...
Curette

2002.0094.009

Object

...
Curette

2002.0094.008

Object

...
Forceps

2002.0094.013

Object

...
Step

2002.0069.003

Object

...
Tape, umbilic…

2002.0652.001

Object

...
Hook

2002.1029.003

Object

...
Chair, birthi…

2002.0066.001

Object

...
End cap

2002.0676.002

Object

...
Splint

2002.0829.001

Object

...
Splint

2002.0830.001

Object

...
Splint

2002.0831.001

Object

...
Splint

2002.0832.001

Object

No image available.
Hook

2002.0914.004

Object

...
Dripper, ether

2002.0900.001

Object

...
Splint

2002.0834.001

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.1008.001

Object

...
Forceps, obst…

2002.1008.002

Object

...
Airway, artif…

2002.0811.001

Object

...
Probe

1985.0881.001

Object

...
Dilator

2002.0094.015

Object

...
Probe

2002.0094.016

Object

...
Forceps

2002.0094.014

Object

...
Hook

1982.0085.001

Object

No image available.
Hook

1982.0085.002

Object

...
Tape, umbilic…

2002.0651.001

Object

...
Syringe

2002.0721.001

Object

...
Airway, artif…

2002.0810.001

Object

...
Anatomical mo…

2002.0539.002

Object

...
Case, syringe

2002.0721.002

Object

...
Earpiece, ste…

2002.0504.002

Object

...
Tape, umbilic…

2002.0650.001

Object

...
Perforator, o…

2002.0641.001

Object

...
Trephine

2002.0041.001

Object

...
Probe

1985.0882.001

Object

...
Stethoscope

2002.0504.001

Object

...
Elevator & ra…

2002.0579.012

Object

...
Drawing

2002.0899.001

Object

...
Splint

2002.0835.001

Object

...
Hook

1974.0435.001

Object

...
Earpiece, ste…

2002.0043.002

Object