Scissors
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Ophthalmology/iris scissors/Barraquer
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0447.001
- MANUFACTURER
- St. Jean, Emile
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Stainless steel
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 5.8 cm
- Width
- 1.3 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
- St Jean
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
According to donor, these scissors were used by late Dr. A. Isserman, in Montreal PQ.. Markings suggest they belonged to, and presumably were used by, Dr. M. Kwitko. - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Cutting instrument used in performing surgery on eye. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- " EMILE ST.-JEAN/ STAINLESS" and "GERMANY" stamped into inside surface of arms. "M.K." crudely incised on outside of one arm.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Bright stainless steel.
- Decoration
- N/A
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St. Jean, Emile, Scissors, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2002.0447, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0447.001/
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