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Type of Object
Set, dissection
Date of Manufacture
1930-1940
Physical Details
Dissecting kit in a brown leather fold-up case with snap closure. Case contains a total of 8 instruments: two scalpels, one all stell and one with a black wooden handle; two dissecting needles, both with round wooden handles -- one has straight painted shaft, the other is angled; 3 pairs of dissecting forceps -- all steel; one has curved blades, one has small blades, and one has large blades; sharp, curved bistoury with a black hard rubber handle. Case has green felt interior and leather hooks for instruments.
Dimensions
1.4 cm. x 17.5 cm. x 7.6 cm.
Medical Subject
Dissection -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1987.10.7
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: Dissecting Kit, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
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