Forceps, artery
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1920–1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2008.1609.006
- MANUFACTURER
- Down Bros.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 6
- Total Parts
- 20
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Ferrous metal forceps
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.8 cm
- Width
- 4.6 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
- Down
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Specific: This dressing case and contents possibly used c. 1920s- 1960s.
- Canada
-
Part of a collection of medical instruments used by J.R Jackson and W.A.L. Jackson, father and grandfather of donor. [Ref. 1] - Function
-
Forceps used to grasp or compress an artery during surgery. - Technical
-
Highly portable collection of general, basic and most often necessary instruments needed for performing minor surgeries and/or changing post-operative dressings. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On one side of the shaft: "DOWN LONDON"
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Silver-coloured metal forceps.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Down Bros., Forceps, artery, circa 1920–1940, Artifact no. 2008.1609, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2008.1609.006/
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