| Reference Number | READ/295 |
| Title | Artery Forceps |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Creator Name | Thomas Read & Co, Surgical instrument makers, 1744-1997 |
| Description | Artery forceps of the Liston's type, a tweezer-shaped instrument with toothed tips, which interlock, for grasping tissue. It features an internal spring and locking mechanism. Engraved with 'READ & Co.' |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 127mm x 5mm x 10mm |
| 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 | Tweezers |
| Term | General Practice -- Instrumentation |
| General Surgery -- Instrumentation |