M0015878EA: Four pairs of forces with maker's mark: star and crown, 18th century

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Fenestrated forceps marked with a star and crown.

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Forceps for trephination, marked with a star and crown.

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Forceps for trephination, marked with a star and crown.

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Forceps for trephination, marked with a star and crown.

Photograph of four pairs of forceps: a pair of fenestrated forceps and three pairs of trephination forceps used for removing circular pieces of bone. The fenestrated forceps were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1957 (accession number R29/1957). The trephination forceps were acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1917 (accession number R4913, R4916 and R4912). None of the items are held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0015877

1957

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for the items: accession number R29/1957, accession number R4913, R4916 and R4912

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

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 2021.

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