Reference NumberREAD/207
TitleArtery Forceps
Date1875-1925
Creator NameThompson & O'Neill, razor and surgical instrument makers and cutlers, fl. nineteenth century
DescriptionArtery forceps of the Liston's type, a tweezer-shaped instrument with toothed tips, which interlock, for grasping tissue. It features an internal spring mechanism, now broken, and is engraved ‘THOMPSON DUBLIN’.
Extent1 item
Dimensions90mm x 8mm x 35mm
Digital CollectionsView online in our digital collections
Credit LineRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object NameTweezers
TermGeneral Practice -- Instrumentation
General Surgery -- Instrumentation
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/3732Thompson & O'Neill; fl. nineteenth century; razor and surgical instrument makers and cutlersfl. nineteenth century
DS/UK/2850Liston; Robert (1794-1847); surgeon1794-1847
DS/UK/1977Thomas Read & Co; 1744-1997; Surgical instrument makers1744-1997
Add to My Items