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Aural Tourniquet Capstan,

Inventory Number 61680


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.61680

Subject
Medicine
Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
"Hussey / 1876" painted on base
Physical material
copper alloy
metal
Dimensions
Height: 68mm Width: 59mm Depth: 44mm Weight: 138g
Inventory No
61680

Description

Copper alloy tourniquet capstan with a curved rectangular base, a screw and an upper rectangular attachment with a roller and three spikes on one side.