Trocar

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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1825–1875
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2002.1030.008
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
8
Total Parts
21
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Ornately carved dark brown wood [probably ebony] handle; heavy silver metal [steel ?] blade has sharply pointed tip and 4-facet blade.

Dimensions

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

Length
12.1 cm
Width
1.8 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
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Presumably used c. 1825- 1875.
Canada
Acquired as part of University Health Network [UHN] collection of artifacts, trade literature and archival material.
Function
Unknown
Technical
Use of ornate wooden handle predates aseptic design/materials emergent late 1880s+. [Ref. 5, p. 14]
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
None evident, save UHN catalogue no. "X934.16.7 F" printed by hand in white ink on handle
Missing
Appears complete.
Finish
Ornately carved dark brown wood [probably ebony] handle; heavy silver metal [steel ?] blade has sharply pointed tip and 4-facet blade.
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Trocar, circa 1825–1875, Artifact no. 2002.1030, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.1030.008/

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