| Reference Number | MIMM/2009-1/185 |
| Title | Dilating Nasal Speculum |
| Date | 1900-1949 |
| Description | This is a Dilating Nasal Speculum, made of metal. It features two lever handles with a spring mechanism and a screw joint by the bolt, which can be twisted off to completely detach the components. Internally, one handle is engraved with a circled "f", and each jaw with the number 36. One jaw has a hole towards the screw-joint. The jaws are conical in shape, to be inserted into the nostrils. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 110mm x 30mm x 40mm |
| 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 | Speculum |
| Term | Speculum |
| Nasal Surgical Procedures |
| Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures |