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Clover Mouthprop

Inventory Number 10644


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.10644

Item type
Object
Provenance
From the Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital.
Physical material
Wood
Cord
Dimensions
Height: 40mm Width: 130mm Depth: 15mm Weight: 6g
Inventory No
10644
Accession Number
1998-7

Description

Pair of wooden mouth props (one dark wood, one light), waisted shape with grooved tooth surfaces cross-hatched for grip, connected by a cord.

Invented in 1875 by Joseph Thomas Clover.