TREPHINE
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1930
- Date Range To
- 1940
- Materials
- STEEL
- Catalogue Number
- P19960116046
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1930
- Date Range To
- 1940
- Materials
- STEEL
- No. Pieces
- 2
- Length
- 13.5
- Width
- 9.7
- Description
- STEEL TREPHINES OR HAND DRILLS. 1. TREPHINE - CYLINDRICAL SHAFT WITH FLUTED AND SERRATED BIT ON BOTTOM END AND CROSS PIECE HANDLE ON OTHER. HANDLE HAS OCTAGONAL CORE WITH HORIZONTAL GROOVES ON ALTERNATING FACES. ENDS HAVE NARROWED AND ROUNDED HANDLES. BIT IS CYLINDRICAL WITH FLUTED DIAGONAL EDGES AND CENTRAL POINTED BIT. HAS AN "I" OVER "B" STAMPED INTO SHAFT AS WELL AS A TORCH WITH SNAKE WOUND AROUND IT. 2. TREPHINE - CYLINDRICAL SHAFT WITH FLUTED AND SERRATED BIT ON BOTTOM END AND CROSS PIECE HANDLE ON OTHER. HANDLE HAS LOOPED ENDS. BIT IS CYLINDRICAL WITH FLUTED DIAGONAL EDGES AND CENTRAL POINTED BIT. SHAFT HAS VERTICALLY MOUNTED STEEL TAB. BIT IS BENT AND DAMAGED.
- Subjects
- MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E
- Historical Association
- HEALTH SERVICES
- History
- TREPHINE 1. IS "DE VILBISS'" TREPHINE AND TREPHINE 2. IS KNOWN AS "GALT'S". TREPHINES WERE REMOVED FROM ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL BEFORE THE HOSPITAL WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1996. FOR MORE HISTORY ON THE HOSPITAL SEE P19960116001-GA.
- Catalogue Number
- P19960116046
- Acquisition Date
- 1996-01
- Collection
- Museum
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