Forceps, obstetrical
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- OBJECT TYPE
- OBS-GYN/slotted
- DATE
- 1870–1899
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0670.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Maw
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Silver metal blade [polished steel]; dark wood handle.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 35.2 cm
- Width
- 5.0 cm
- Height
- 6.2 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
- Maw
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- 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
- None, save UHN no. "984.5.7a" printed by hand in black ink on underside of handle.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Silver metal blade [polished steel]; dark wood handle [NB: handles.1 & .2 slotted to fit together]
- Decoration
- N/A
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Maw, Forceps, obstetrical, circa 1870–1899, Artifact no. 2002.0670, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0670.001/
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