| Reference Number | MIMM/2012-9/14 |
| Title | Set of Dilators in Case |
| Date | 1925-1975 |
| Description | The ochre canvas case contains ten stainless steel S-shaped tubular dilators, ranging in size from 3 to 22. The ends are slightly pointed, with the middle section slightly curved. Each dilator has different sized ends (e.g., 3 and 4, 5 and 6, and so on). This set is missing the first dilator (sizes 1 and 2) and the last one (sizes 23 and 24), as it was originally composed of 12 dilators. Stamped on the cloth in black is “H.M. GOVT”. Some corrosion is visible. The manufacturer is unknown. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 275mm x 5mm, width from 5mm to 20mm |
| 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 | Vaginal Dilator |
| Term | Dilatation and Curettage |
| Obstetrics -- instrumentation |
| Gynaecology -- instrumentation |
| Gynaecology |
| Obstetrics |