M0012752: Pair of obstetrical forceps viewed from above

Date:
December 1952
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Description

Photograph of replica obstetrical forceps based on originals associated with the Chamberlen family and held by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The replicas were accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 7th November 1940 (R2535/1940; R2536/1940). Related images: M0012753.

Publication/Creation

December 1952

Physical description

1 photograph
glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers for the items depicted in the glass plate negative:R2535/1940; R2536/1940.

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Copyright held by Wellcome Collection

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item Open.

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

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Wellcome Library; GB.
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