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Type of Object
Forceps, dressing
Place of Manufacture
Germany
Date of Manufacture
1910-1960
Physical Details
Stainless steel gauze forceps with fenestrated handles. The forceps has two blades, attached with a screw, and is angled at the point where the two connect. Handles at proximal end are fenestrated to provide finger grips, and have teeth and a small indentation at the distal, seizing end.
Dimensions
20.5 cm. x 0 cm. x 0 cm.
Medical Subject
Surgical Instruments
Accession Number
1982.101x
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: Angled Gauze Forceps, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00106.jpg