M0001234: Tweezer-like forceps. 1929, compared with Roman A.D. 50 and ancient Hindu

Date:: 19 August 1930

Reference:: WT/D/1/20/1/11/66

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        "M" series glass plate negatives: M0001167-M0001269WT/D/1/20/1/11
        M0001234: Tweezer-like forceps. 1929, compared with Roman A.D. 50 and ancient HinduWT/D/1/20/1/11/66

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M0001234: Tweezer-like forceps. 1929, compared with Roman A.D. 50 and ancient Hindu. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Previous title, replaced May 2020: Tweezer-type forceps

Description

Black and white photograph of three different types of tweezer-like forceps captioned "Forceps" at header, and annotated with "1929", "Roman, A.D. 50" and "Ancient Hindu" underneath each illustration for comparison. Formerly in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library, but not held by Wellcome Collection.

Publication/Creation

19 August 1930

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

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