Forceps, obstetrical

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OBJECT TYPE: OBS-GYN/single blade
DATE: 1800–1880
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0635.001

MANUFACTURER: Still
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: vectis
Patents: N/A
General Description: solid steel blade with wood [ebony ?] handle

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.5 cm
Width: 4.9 cm
Height: 4.7 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: Still
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: presumably used c. 1800-1880, and possibly 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: Forceps predate Simpson's and he derived the idea for his from them. [Ref. 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "STILL" stamped into back of instrument. UHN catalogue no. "X943.2.3" printed by hand in white ink on instrument back.
Missing: None.
Finish: Silver metal [solid steel] instrument has black wood [ebony ?] handle.
Decoration: N/A

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Still, Forceps, obstetrical, between 1800–1880, Artifact no. 2002.0635, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0635.001/

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