| Reference Number | READ/302 |
| Title | Umbilical Scissors |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Creator Name | Thomas Read & Co, Surgical instrument makers, 1744-1997 |
| Description | Umbilical scissors, made of metal, consisting of two screw-joined shafts, with finger rings at one end and broad, semi-circular blades on the other. Engraved with 'T. READ & Co. PARLIAMENT ST. DUBLIN'. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 135mm x 5mm x 45mm |
| 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 | Obstetrical Forceps |
| Term | Obstetrics -- Instrumentation |
| General Practice -- Instrumentation |