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Type of Object
Clamp, circumcision
Place of Manufacture
Buffalo (N.Y.)
Date of Manufacture
1970-1980
Physical Details
Stainless steel Gomco circumcision clamp set in a black leather case. The set contains five clamp bases, one package of copper wire, one universal clamp handle, and two universal screws for attaching the handle to the clamp base. Each of the five clamp bases is similar in form, with a screw at one end for attaching the handle and an opening at the bottom for pulling through the bell and the glans penis. Each of the five bells is similar in form as well, and like the clamp bases, they come in sizes similar to those of the bases. A small packet of copper wire is included in a paper packet. The entire set is housed in a black leatherette box with two snap closures and purple velveteen lining. The case does not appear to be a good fit for the circumcision set, and was likely not designed to hold this kit.
Dimensions
5 cm. x 16 cm. x 10.8 cm.
Medical Subject
Circumcision, Male -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1986.190.36
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Gomco Circumcision Clamp Set, 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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