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KNIFE, AMPUTATING

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
CATARACT KNIFE
Date Range From
1980
Date Range To
1990
Materials
STAINLESS STEEL
Catalogue Number
P19960116207
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
CATARACT KNIFE
Date Range From
1980
Date Range To
1990
Materials
STAINLESS STEEL
No. Pieces
1
Height
0.6
Length
10.8
Width
0.6
Description
KNIFE HAS RECTANGULAR BUTTERFLY STYLE HANDLE. KNIFE IS SHAFT SET ON RECTANGULAR HUB WITH SLENDER BLADE AT END. HANDLE IS TWO HALVES HINGED TO HUB. ONE END OF ONE HALF HAS HINGED THREADED BOLT. STAMPED INTO SIDE OF HANDLE IS "STAINLESS" AND "FISHER & BURPE GERMANY".
Subjects
MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E
Historical Association
HEALTH SERVICES
History
KNIFE WAS REMOVED FROM THE OPERATING ROOM AT ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL BEFORE THE HOSPITAL WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1996. FOR MORE HISTORY ON HOSPITAL SEE P19960116001-GA.
Catalogue Number
P19960116207
Acquisition Date
1996-01
Collection
Museum
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