| Reference Number | CSFH/9/41 |
| Title | Three Mastoid Gouges |
| Date | 1925-1975 |
| Description | These are three mastoid gouges of various sizes, labelled numbers 4, 6 and 8. They consists of a serrated streight octagonal handle and elongated scoop. Gouges are used to cut soft tissues or skin during surgical procedures. Made by "Fannin Dublin" of "stainless steel" as marked, it also has the inscriptions "Medicon Germany". The top of each one is with manual additional inscription "T". All of them are the same length. |
| Extent | 3 items |
| Dimensions | Number 4: 108mm x 5mm x 5mm |
| Number 6: 108mm x 5mm x 5mm |
| Number 8: 108mm x 7mm x 5mm |
| 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 | Bone Gouge |
| Term | Orthopaedics -- Instrumentation |