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Type of Object
Probe, lacrimal
Date of Manufacture
1910-1950
Physical Details
Sterling silver lachrymal duct probe with two ends of varying thickness. Thinner end is size 1, thicker size 2, with each probe being of equal link and an inwardly curved metal plate with double overlapping pear shapes in the middle connecting the two and labeling probe size.
Dimensions
0.1 cm. x 14.7 cm. x 1 cm.
Medical Subject
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures -- instrumentation; Dacryocystorhinostomy -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1983.51b
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: Bowman's Lachrymal Duct Probe, 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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