| Reference Number | MIMM/2017-5/30 |
| Title | Guy's Tongue Forceps |
| Date | 1900-1949 |
| Creator Name | Jetter and Scheerer, Surgical instrument makers, 1867 |
| Description | The Guy’s-type tongue forceps are made of steel by the manufacturer ‘Jetter & Scheerer Co,’ as engraved on one handle. These forceps consist of two handles joined together with a hinge. At one end, they have rings for the fingers, while the other end features the distinctive Guy’s pattern. Toward the rings, there is a locking mechanism that allows them to function as clamps.
Some corrosion is present. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 175mm x 62mm x 24mm |
| 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 | Tongue Forceps |
| Term | General Surgery -- Instrumentation |
| Forceps |
| Otolaryngology -- instrumentation |