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LicenseForceps, Richet, steel and brass, chromium-plated and gilt
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Forceps, Richet, steel and brass, chromium-plated and gilt, by Collin of Paris, from Charriere, Collin and Gentile collection, c. 1870
These forceps were used to grip growths in the uterus and can be held in position by means of a mechanism on the handle. Richet was a French doctor and it was not uncommon for instrument makers to improve and invent new objects – which then carried their name. This item was purchased when the surgical instrument makers, Charrière, Collin and Gentile, sold their collection in 1978.
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A606227
- Materials:
- steel (chromium-plated) and brass (gilt)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 35 mm x 275 mm x 80 mm, .15kg
- type:
- forceps
- credit:
- Drouot
