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Tracheotomy Instrument by Down Bros., London, Late 19th Century

Inventory Number 10296


Subject
Surgery
Item type
Object
Provenance
Pres. by Mrs. V. Barber Part of collection of apparatus belonging to the late V. J. Greenbough (d. 1910), presented by his daughter
Primary inscriptions
DOWN LONDON
Physical material
Silver
Steel
ivorine
Brass
Object type
Tracheotomy instrument
Dimensions
Diameter: 30mm Height: 58mm Weight: 0.25kg
Inventory No
10296
Accession Number
1973-20/4

Description

Tracheotomy instrument: tracheotomy tube and tracheal dilating forcep