| Reference Number | MIMM/2009-1/117 |
| Title | Ligature Jar in Case |
| Date | 1900-1949 |
| Description | This is a tin case made of enamelled metal containing an empty clear glass stoppered bottle. The tin surface shows signs of corrosion. The bottle contains residues, ten curved needles, and a hypodermic needle. The tin surface shows signs of corrosion.
This type of stoppered bottle was used as a sterilising jar for needles and ligatures. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | Glass Jar: 90mm x 60mm |
| Tin case: 100mm x 60mm |
| 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 | Sterilisation Instrument |
| Term | General Surgery -- Instrumentation |
| Sterilisation |