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Type of Object
Depressor, tongue
Place of Manufacture
New York (N.Y.)
Date of Manufacture
1879-1885
Physical Details
Nickel-plated metal tongue depressor has ribbed oval blade that extends at proximal end into a curved neck. The neck is attached to a hard rubber handle with nickel-plated metal hooked finger rest.
Dimensions
8.5 cm. x 15 cm. x 3.5 cm.
Medical Subject
Diagnostic Equipment; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1983.86.18a
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: Tongue Depressor, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00048.jpg