Forceps
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- OBJECT TYPE
- surgical
- DATE
- 1800–1880
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.1029.007
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 7
- Total Parts
- 9
- AKA
- thumb forceps
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Bright brass-colour finish on all-metal instrument.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.0 cm
- Width
- 1.5 cm
- Height
- 1.5 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
- This instrument probably used c. 1800-1880s.
- Canada
-
Acquired as part of University Health Network [UHN] collection of artifacts, trade literature and archival material. - Function
-
To securely hold or precisely position an object or material during surgery. - Technical
-
Small size and smooth finish suggests these forceps may have been used to remove [bone] splinters. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None evident; no UHN catalogue no. present.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Bright brass-colour finish on all-metal instrument.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Forceps, circa 1800–1880, Artifact no. 2002.1029, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.1029.007/
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