Catalog number: O-55

Object type: Forceps

Manufacturer:

Date: ca. 1890

Description: Forceps with English lock, rounded hook handles, and a wing nut-screw traction device. Inside the long blades are metal wings that appear to be for traction. Identified by Dr. Gianfranco Rocchini as Tarnier forceps. This model measures 38 x 9 x 5 cm.

Engraved: 22

Provenance: Herbert Thoms, M.D.