CHISEL
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- BONE CHISEL
- Date Range From
- 1970
- Date Range To
- 1980
- Materials
- STEEL
- Catalogue Number
- P19960116083
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- BONE CHISEL
- Date Range From
- 1970
- Date Range To
- 1980
- Materials
- STEEL
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 1.3
- Length
- 24.6
- Width
- 1.9
- Diameter
- 3 (HEAD)
- Description
- CHISEL HAS RECTANGULAR BODY WITH CIRCULAR HEAD. BODY BEGINS TO TAPER ABOUT HALF WAY INTO FLAT BLADE. WIDTH ALSO NARROWS AS BODY TAPERS. UPPER LENGTH OF CHISEL HAS LONG OVAL GROOVE. STAMPED INTO SIDE IS "ZIMMER STAINLESS 292 12MM". TIP OF BLADE IS CHIPPED.
- Subjects
- MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E
- Historical Association
- HEALTH SERVICES
- History
- CHISEL WAS REMOVED FROM THE MORGUE AT ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL BEFORE THE HOSPITAL WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1996. FOR MORE HISTORY ON HOSPITAL SEE P19960116001-GA. ACCORDING TO RETIRED ST. MICHAEL’S PATHOLOGY STAFF MEMBERS DR. RAY BAINBOROUGH AND HARRY HEINRICHS, HAMMERS AND BONE CHISELS WERE SOMETIMES USED TO EXTRACT BONE FRAGMENTS FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.
- Catalogue Number
- P19960116083
- Acquisition Date
- 1996-01
- Collection
- Museum
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