Record

Reference NumberREAD/254
TitleTool
Date1875-1925
DescriptionHook-shaped instrument ending with a curved, blunt tip on one side and a grooved, incomplete shaft for handle attachment on the other.
It features a sliding mechanism along the shaft to insert the second part of the item, which consists of a grooved finger rest on one end and an interlocking, split tip on the other, designed to connect with the hook.
Extent1 item
Dimensions110mm x 20mm
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Credit LineRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object NameTool/Implement
TermMiscellaneous Equipment
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1977Thomas Read & Co; 1744-1997; Surgical instrument makers1744-1997
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