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Reference NumberREAD/169
TitleChurchill's Craniotomy Forceps
Date1875-1925
Creator NameJohn Weiss & Son Ltd, Medical supply company, 1787-
DescriptionChurchill-type craniotomy forceps, comprising two box-jointed shafts with wooden handles. The curved tips each feature spikes and corresponding holes, designed to interlock with the opposite tip. Engraved with 'Weiss's Forceps London'.
Extent1 item
Dimensions310mm x 25mm x 55mm
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Credit LineRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object NameCraniotomy Forceps
TermCraniotomy -- instrumentation
Obstetrics -- Instrumentation
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1028Churchill; Fleetwood (1808-1878); Obstetrician and medical writer1808-1878
DS/UK/3738John Weiss & Son Ltd; 1787-; Medical supply company1787-
DS/UK/1977Thomas Read & Co; 1744-1997; Surgical instrument makers1744-1997
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