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TONSILLOTOME

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
TONSIL SNARE
Date Range From
1960
Date Range To
1970
Materials
STAINLESS STEEL
Catalogue Number
P19960116189
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
TONSIL SNARE
Date Range From
1960
Date Range To
1970
Materials
STAINLESS STEEL
No. Pieces
1
Height
22
Length
24
Width
1.5
Description
TONSIL SNARE IS STAINLESS STEEL GUN STYLE APPARATUS. HANDLE HAS LOOPED GRIP WITH RECTANGULAR SLIDE SHAFT FASTENED TO TOP. END OF SHAFT HAS STEEL TUBE BARREL. PALM TRIGGER IS HINGED TO BACK OF HANDLE AND HAS SLIDING FIN INSIDE SQUARE SHAFT OF GUN. "RS" IS STAMPED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND SIDE OF HANDLE HAS "SKLAR USA STAINLESS" STAMPED INTO IT. "52" IS STAMPED ON INSIDE OF HANDLE.
Subjects
MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E
Historical Association
HEALTH SERVICES
History
TONSIL SNARE WAS REMOVED FROM ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL BEFORE THE HOSPITAL WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1996. FOR MORE HISTORY ON HOSPITAL SEE P19960116001-GA.
Catalogue Number
P19960116189
Acquisition Date
1996-01
Collection
Museum
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