Forceps, bullet
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- OBJECT TYPE
- surgical/detachable joint
- DATE
- 1825–1875
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.1030.009
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 9
- Total Parts
- 21
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Silver metal [steel ?] instrument has rounded tip and raised teeth on curved and recessed head.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 22.8 cm
- Width
- 3.0 cm
- Height
- 1.2 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
- Presumably used c. 1825- 1875.
- Canada
-
Acquired as part of University Health Network [UHN] collection of artifacts, trade literature and archival material. - Function
-
Used to securely grasp bullet, shot, etc. for removal from tissue. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "FA[nin]/ DUBLIN" stamped into shaft, near hinge receptacle. UHN catalogue no. "X934.16.7D" printed by hand in white ink, near finger loop.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Silver metal [steel ?] instrument has rounded tip and raised teeth on curved and recessed head.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Forceps, bullet, circa 1825–1875, Artifact no. 2002.1030, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.1030.009/
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