Catalog number: O-22

Object type: Haighton's forceps

Manufacturer:

Date: ca. 1790

Description: Forceps with attached old label stating "Haighton 1790" and measuring 28 x 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 cm. See Hibbard, Obstetrician's Armamentarium, p. 47. John Haighton (1755-1823) lectured at St. Thomas's Hospital in London.

Engraved: [no markings]

Provenance: Herbert Thoms, M.D.