M0001240: Curlew (ligature) forceps. 1929, compared with ancient Hindu

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Curlew (ligature)forceps 1929, compared with ancient Hindu

Reproduction of a photograph of two pairs of curlew (ligature) forceps, annotated with "Ancient Hindu" and "1929" underneath each illustration for comparison. The forceps were formerly on display in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum.

19 August 1930

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

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 2020.

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