Reference NumberMIMM/2021-8/252
TitleRheinstadter's Flushing Curette
Date[1875-1925]
Creator NameArgyle Rubber Company; [late nineteenth - early twentieth century]; India rubber goods and surgical instrument manufacturer
DescriptionRheinstadter's flushing curette, which is composed of a long shaft (bent) and a spoon-shaped tip. The tip has a small circular hole in the centre flanked by two longitudinal holes. Maker's name "ARGYLE/GLASGOW" engraved on the handle.
Extent1 item
Dimensions289mm (approx. length) x 13mm (approx. width)
Digital CollectionsView online in our digital collections
Credit LineRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object NameCurette
TermGynaecology -- Instrumentation
Obstetrics -- Instrumentation
Biopsy -- Instrumentation
Dilatation and Curettage -- Instrumentation
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/4841Rheinstadter; August ([fl. nineteenth century]); gynaecologist[fl. nineteenth century]
DS/UK/6356Argyle Rubber Company; [late nineteenth - early twentieth century]; India rubber goods and surgical instrument manufacturer[late nineteenth - early twentieth century]
Places
CodeSet
NA193Glasgow/Scotland/United Kingdom
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