Forceps
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Ophthalmology
- DATE
- 1885–1925
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.1016.003
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 3
- Total Parts
- 8
- AKA
- iris forceps
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- metal
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.2 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- 1.1 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
- Probably used c. 1885-1925; possibly also used earlier/later.
- 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
-
Possibly used for cataract extraction. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None, save UHN catalogue no. "X969.379 B" printed by hand in white ink on instrument end.
- Missing
- None.
- Finish
- Silver metal.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Forceps, circa 1885–1925, Artifact no. 2002.1016, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.1016.003/
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