Forceps, obstetrical
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- OBJECT TYPE
- OBS-GYN/midwifery/axis-traction/curved/slotted/Barnes-Neville
- DATE
- 1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0911.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- 216
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Bright silver metal: probably nickel-plated steel.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 39.0 cm
- Width
- 8.0 cm
- Height
- 3.6 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
- This style of forceps popular in 1920; possibly also 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
-
To assist in the delivery of a baby by turning and/or pulling the child while still in the birth canal. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "216" stamped into underside of handle. UHN catalogue no. "X981.7b" printed by hand in black ink, also on underside of handle.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Bright silver metal: probably nickel-plated steel.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Forceps, obstetrical, circa 1930, Artifact no. 2002.0911, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0911.001/
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