Forceps, obstetrical
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- OBJECT TYPE
- OBS-GYN/curved/slotted
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.1009.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Physicians Supply Co.
- MODEL
- 7
- LOCATION
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- blade
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Silver metal. [steel ?]
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 34.0 cm
- Width
- 18.0 cm
- Height
- 4.2 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
- Physicians
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Philadelphia
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Possibly post 1950.
- 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
- "PHY. SUP. CO./ PHILA" and "7" stamped into instrument. UHN catalogue no. "984.5.6 b" printed by hand in black ink on instrument.
- Missing
- Blade appears complete. Assembled instrument may be missing traction bar.
- Finish
- Silver metal [steel ?]
- Decoration
- N/A
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