Carrier, umbilical cord

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OBJECT TYPE: OBS-GYN
DATE: 1915
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0935.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
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 wooden rods secured together by silver metal bands; instrument fitted with silver metal ring grip and plunger.

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.6 cm
Width: 5.7 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Possibly used c. 1915+
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 hold or change the position of the umbilical cord.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None, save UHN catalogue no. "X969.98" printed by hand in white ink on inside of one finger ring.
Missing: Unknown- appears complete.
Finish: Dark brown/black wood rods secured together by silver metal bands; instrument fitted with silver metal ring grip and plunger.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Carrier, umbilical cord, circa 1915, Artifact no. 2002.0935, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0935.001/

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