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Type of Object
Trephine
Place of Manufacture
Germany
Date of Manufacture
1930-1940
Physical Details
Wooden box containing corneal trephine handle and four blades. Box is simple and unornamented, with rounded corners and a steel hole-and-pin clasp. Interior of the box has steel horseshoe clips screwed into the base for holding blades and handle. Handle has screw-type attachment and grasping mechanism, along with raised notches for grip on the sides. Blades are of different sizes and shapes.
Dimensions
2.5 cm. x 8.2 cm. x 3 cm.
Medical Subject
Corneal Transplantation -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1984.18.8a
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: Corneal Trephine Set, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00051.jpg