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:
- glass, incomplete, leatherette, opium tincture, trace and velvet
- type:
- opium
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
