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
More Information
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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