Knife, surgical

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OBJECT TYPE: surgical/curved/blunt tip
DATE: 1825–1875
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.1030.004

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 21
AKA: bistoury
Patents: N/A
General Description: Dark brown wood [probably ebony] handle; curved silver metal [steel ?] shaft has blunt tip, and is riveted to handle.

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.7 cm
Width: 1.2 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This instrument presumably used c. 1825- 1875.
Canada: Acquired as part of University Health Network [UHN] collection of artifacts, trade literature and archival material.
Function: To cut through tissue, etc. without puncturing it.
Technical: Blunt tip on knife guards short, recessed cutting blade. Use of wooden handle predates aseptic design/materials emergent late 1880s+. [Ref. 5, p. 14]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None save UHN catalogue no. "X939.16.7 G" printed by hand in white ink on handle.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Dark brown wood [probably ebony] handle; curved silver metal [steel ?] shaft has blunt tip, and is riveted to handle.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Knife, surgical, circa 1825–1875, Artifact no. 2002.1030, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.1030.004/

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