M0019949EB and M0019950EB: View of the maker's marks on two pairs of Levret type obstetrical forceps, late 18th century

Previous title, replaced July 2022: Obstetrical forceps, Levret type III, late 18thC

Previous title, replaced July 2022: Obstetrical forceps, Levret type , 2nd half 18thC

Photograph of the maker's marks on two pairs of French Levret type obstetrical forceps: one has a sailing ship and "Paris", the other has a crown and "A". They were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at unknown points and given accession numbers A500329 and A500342 respectively. They are now held by the Science Museum (object numbers A500329 and A500342). Related images: M0019949EA and M0019950EA

September-December 1964

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession index cards for the items: A500329 and A500342

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.