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Type of Object
Curette, ear
Date of Manufacture
1900-1950
Physical Details
Stainless steel earwax curette. Thick hexagonal handle, stamped "1 Dittmar Stainless," leading to a thin rod connected to a small, circular, fenestrated currette end at a slight angle to the body of the handle.
Dimensions
0.4 cm. x 13.2 cm. x 0.4 cm.
Medical Subject
Otologic Surgical Procedures -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1982.101p
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: Earwax Curette, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00098.jpg