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Hewitt Mouthprop

Inventory Number 10632


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.10632

Item type
Object
Provenance
From the Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital.
Physical material
Metal
Rubber
Dimensions
Height: 38mm Width: 17mm Depth: 21mm Weight: 18g
Inventory No
10632
Accession Number
1998-7

Description

Metal mouth prop with sloping tooth surfaces lined red rubber.

Invented 1892 by Sir Frederick William Hewitt (1857-1916).

See references.