| Reference Number | READ/202 |
| Title | Packet of Dressing Forceps |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Description | Rectangular paper packet, tied with thread, securing a metal, scissor-shaped instrument consisting of two box-jointed shafts, slightly curved, with finger rings at one end and blunt, internally tapered tips at the other.
The forceps is engraved with ‘BRUCE’, while the paper packaging bears handwritten text. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 165mm x 15mm x 50mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Dressing Forceps |
| Term | General Practice -- Instrumentation |
| General Surgery -- Instrumentation |