Catalog number: O-17

Object type: Wrisberg's Forceps

Manufacturer:

Date: ca. 1796

Description: Forceps with attached label stating "Wrisberg 1796" and measuring 33 x 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 cm. German physician Heinrich August Wrisberg (1739-1808) wrote on obstetrics among other subjects.

Engraved: [no markings]

Provenance: Herbert Thoms, M.D.