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Type of Object
Retractor, general operating
Place of Manufacture
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date of Manufacture
1890-1900
Physical Details
Nickel plated retractor. Teardrop shaped fenestration in handle, with a 2cm wide solid blunt plate extending at a right angle from the distal end.
Dimensions
3 cm. x 24.5 cm. x 5.5 cm.
Medical Subject
Surgical Instruments; Diagnostic Equipment; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1982.739
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: General Retractor, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
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