| Reference Number | MIMM/2017-5/41 |
| Title | Tongue Depressor |
| Date | 1900-1949 |
| Description | This folding tongue depressor, fenestrated, and composed of two steel pieces hinged together, facilitating its folding.
It was employed to be inserted into the mouth to depress the tongue, thereby enabling a better view of the throat and oral cavity.
When opened, each piece has "32" engraved.
Some corrosion is present. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 88mm x 24mm 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 | Tongue Depressor |
| Term | General Surgery -- Instrumentation |
| Otolaryngology -- instrumentation |