Pocket midwifery instrument set in leatherette case with metal catheter and two glass bottles with ground stoppers for Opium Tincture and Tr. Sec. Cornut (an early form of ergotamine). 70 mm x 37 mm x 32 mm, 185. Incomplete, inscribed ' Esquire Dukes'. English, 1851-1910.
Details
- Category:
- Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A615350
- Materials:
- trace, leatherette, velvet, glass and opium tincture
- Measurements:
-
length 70 mm
width 37 mm
height 32 mm
185 g
- type:
- midwifery instrument sets and opium
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
