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Type of Object
Retractor, vaginal
Place of Manufacture
United States
Date of Manufacture
1911-1929
Physical Details
Chrome vaginal retractor. Surface is smooth and composed of a single piece of chrome, curved at two points: a large curve to form a blade, and a smaller curve to form a lipped grip handle.
Dimensions
7 cm. x 19.6 cm. x 2.5 cm.
Medical Subject
Obstetric Surgical Procedures -- instrumentation; Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetricand Gynecological -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1984.39.5
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: Chrome Vaginal Retractor, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00006.jpg