Catalog number: O-5

Object type: Guarded Blunt Hook and Crotchet

Manufacturer: Tiemann, New York

Date: Late 19th cent.

Description: Guarded blunt hook and crotchet was used in obstructed labor and its two pieces can be removed from one another; measures 35 1/2 x 5 @ widest point when closed x 1/2 cm.

Engraved: Each piece has the #10 on one side and Tiemann on the other side.

Provenance: Herbert Thoms, M.D.