M0020073: Surgical instrument comprising forceps, ear-scoop and probe, Indian

Previous title, replaced August 2022: Surgical Instruments: Indian

Photograph of a brass surgical instrument that would have been used by the village doctor. It was previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

1965-1976

2 photographs sheet film negative; 3.5 x 8.5 cm photographic print; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

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 2022.

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