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Type of Object
Scissors/ shears
Place of Manufacture
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date of Manufacture
1850-1870
Physical Details
Pair of scissors with grasping needles. Proximal end has two fenestrated handles, extending to a wing screw hooked into a locking element at the curve. Each blade has three needles which overlap when the scissors are closed.
Dimensions
3.4 cm. x 18.4 cm. x 5.3 cm.
Medical Subject
Surgical Instruments
Accession Number
1983.86.31
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: Grasping Scissors, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00114.jpg