Smellie-type obstetrical forceps

Made:: 1740-1760 in England

Forceps, obstetrical, Smellie, steel, wood and leather

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Forceps, obstetrical, Smellie, steel, wood and leather
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Forceps, obstetrical, Smellie, steel, wood and leather, circa 1750

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Category:: Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A500207

Materials:: steel, wood, leather and complete

Measurements:: overall (open): 37 x 280 x 60 mm
weight: 2.991kg
weight: 6.59406lbs

type:: obstetrical forceps and forceps

credit:: Loan, Wellcome Trust

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