M0019412EA: Endoscope of the type introduced by Desormeaux; c.1870

Previous title, replaced July 2022: Endoscope, Desormeaux; c. 1870

Photograph of a French endoscope of the type introduced by Desormeaux; c.1870, with various components. The specula included in the case are for rectal and urethral use. It was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and given accession number A138510. Related images: M0019412EB, M0019412EC

May 1963

1 photograph sheet film negative; 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.

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