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Type of Object
Chisel
Date of Manufacture
1890-1920
Physical Details
Set of eight mastoid chisels in a canvas pouch. Though the tips and sizes of the distal end vary slightly, all are similar in form. Each chisel is composed of a wide, heavy, bulbous handle, which is widest in a band at the middle and symmetrically narrows down to thinner ends toward the chisel end and the operator's end. Each chisel is stamped "MORRISETT," after the owner.
Dimensions
6.5 cm. x 20.5 cm. x 7 cm.
Medical Subject
Osteotomy -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1984.33.20
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Mastoid Chisel Set, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00045.jpg