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Type of Object
Pelvimeter
Place of Manufacture
Richmond (Va.)
Date of Manufacture
1960
Physical Details
Stainless steel Martin pelvimeter with measures up to 45cm. Three major constituent parts make up the instrument, two detachable blades and an arc for reading measurements (in centimeters). Each blade is bowed outward and has a large opening slat in the middle for the insertion and free movement of the arc-shaped measurement scale. There is a small bulbed ending at the distal end of each blade. A screw connects the measurement arc to the blade.
Dimensions
0.8 cm. x 34 cm. x 10 cm.
Medical Subject
Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological -- instrumentation
Accession Number
2004.4.60
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: Stainless Steel Pelvimeter, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00158.jpg