Catalog number: O-43

Object type: Forceps

Manufacturer: Tiemann & Co., New York

Date: 19th cent. ?

Description: Forceps with very small handle (length only 9 cm. long) was used when the head had reached the pelvic floor. This model is possibly a Jenks' short forceps, also known as a "pocket" forceps, since parallel shanks are characteristic of Jenks' forceps. Measures 27 x 8 x 4 1/2 cm.

Engraved: Tiemann

Provenance: Herbert Thoms, M.D.