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Type of Object
Forceps, laryngeal
Place of Manufacture
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date of Manufacture
1900-1940
Physical Details
Pair of laryngeal forceps in a blue cardboard box. Stainless steel forceps with two-fingered ring handle, long shank and alligator grasping forceps end. Has caduceus emblem on one side of handle; other side has "GERMANY" stamped in steel.
Dimensions
0.5 cm. x 35 cm. x 5 cm.
Medical Subject
Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1986.153.2
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: Laryngeal Forceps, 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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