Instrument kit
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- OBJECT TYPE
- surgical
- DATE
- 1825–1875
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.1030.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Fannin
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Dublin, Ireland
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 21
- AKA
- knife [.1]
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Dark brown wood [probably ebony] handle; curved heavy silver metal [steel ?] blade has pointed tip.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 37.5 cm
- Width
- 2.5 cm
- Height
- 1.0 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
- Fannin
- Country
- Ireland
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Dublin
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- This knife presumably used c. 1825- 1875.
- Canada
-
Acquired as part of University Health Network [UHN] collection of artifacts, trade literature and archival material. - Function
-
Used to cut through bone, tendons, etc. during surgical procedure. - Technical
-
Use of ornate wooden handle predates aseptic design/materials emergent late 1880s+. [Ref. 5, p. 14] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "FANNIN/ DUBLIN" stamped into blade, near attachment point with handle. UHN catalogue no. "X934.16.7 A" printed by hand in white ink on handle.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Dark brown wood [probably ebony] handle; curved heavy silver metal [steel ?] blade has pointed tip.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Fannin, Instrument kit, circa 1825–1875, Artifact no. 2002.1030, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.1030.001/
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