Clamp, circumcision

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OBJECT TYPE: PEDIATRIC/BLOODLESS/INFANT
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0245.001

MANUFACTURER: Gomco Surgical Mfg. Corp.
MODEL: GOMCO
LOCATION: Buffalo, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.6 ALL METAL (PROBABLY SURGICAL STEEL);.7-.8 CARDSTOCK BOX, IN TWO PIECES.

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.3 cm
Width: 5.3 cm
Height: 5.5 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: Gomco
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Buffalo

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF CIRCUMCISION CLAMP USED C. 1935+
Canada: PART OF COLLECTION OF MR. JOSEF ELSENER: HE WAS SWISS BORN & TRAINED AS ARMOURER. HE EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1952 AND BECAME A BUSINESSMAN. HIS COLLECTION OF 1000+ PIECES WAS FOCUSED ON FINELY MADE APPARATUS INCLUDING MACHINE TOOLS, SURVEYING EQ., MEDICAL APPARATUS & SOME ELECTRICAL TEST &RADIO EQ.
Function: USED TO SAFELY HOLD THE FORSKIN AND PROTECT THE PENIS DURING CIRCUMCISION.
Technical: GOMCO CLAMP IS MOST WIDELY USED CIRCUMCISION INSTRUMENT IN THE WORLD, AND COMES IN VARIETY OF SIZES FOR USE ON INFANTS, CHILDREN AND ADULT MEN. BOX CONTAINS 1.1 AND 1.3CM BASE PLATES & BELLS, SUITABLE FOR USE ON INFANTS: UNKNOWN IF THIS IS COMMERCIAL SET, OR 'COLLECTION' OF DIFFERENT SIZE INSTRUMENTS. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "GOMCO/ U S A" and "PAT. 119180" incised on base plate top; "1.1 CM." incised on underside..2 "GOMCO/ U S A" and "PAT. 119180" incised on base plate top; "1.3 CM." incised on underside..3-.4 No markings visible..5 "GOMCO/ U S A" incised on clamp top..6 No markings visible on screw..7 "$45.00" handwritten in black ink on white decal applied to inside of box bottom..8 "GOMCO/ BLOODLESS CIRCUMCISION CLAMP/ (FOR PHYSICIANS USE ONLY)/ SIZE [blank]/ MFD. BY/ GOMCO SURGICAL MANUFACTURING CORP./ BUFFALO, N.Y., U.S.A.". printed on box top.
Missing: UNKNOWN: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: .1-.6 BRIGHT SILVER METAL INSTRUMENT COMPONENTS;.7-.8 BOX HAS COATED, WRINKLE-TEXTURED COVERING: EXPOSED SURFACES ARE GREY-GREEN IN COLOUR, INTERIOR OR UNEXPOSED COATED SURFACES ARE PALE BLUE. UNFINISHED INTERIOR.
Decoration: N/A

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Gomco Surgical Mfg. Corp., Clamp, circumcision, after 1935, Artifact no. 2002.0245, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0245.001/

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