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Type of Object
Sterilizer
Date of Manufacture
1900-1940
Physical Details
Large, simple copper cold sterilizer, made to fit within a surgical kit bag. The sterilizer is rectangular in shape, and is constructed of folded copper sheets soldered together at joints. Simple steel oval-shaped handles at two ends and on lid, all attached by bolted copper hinges. Interior is dull silver. Lightweight and portable.
Dimensions
8.5 cm. x 41 cm. x 15.5 cm.
Medical Subject
Sterilization -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1985.19.11b
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Copper Cold Sterilizer, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00142.jpg