M0019896: Five early forms of dental forceps

Previous title, replaced July 2022: Dental forceps, early forms.

From left to right: 16th century dental forceps acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and given accession number A500404. They are now held by the Science Museum (object number A500404); prototype 17th century Italian forceps acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1918 (accession number R8569); steel forceps showing the transition between pelicans and forceps that were acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1919 (accession number R8709); forceps with no particulars; and 18th century steel forceps with decorated handles acquired by the Musuem at an unknown point and accessioned in 1918 (accession number R8568).

July 1964

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for four of the items: A500404, R

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.

This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.