M0019955EB and M0019956EB: View of the maker's marks on two pairs of obstetrical forceps, 18th century

Photograph of a the maker's marks on two pairs of 18th century obstetrical forceps. One pair is a German Levret type III pair of forceps that were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and given accession number A95930. They are now held by the Science Museum (object number A95930). The other is a pair of English forceps marked with a crown and star. They were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and given accession number A500434. They are now held by the Science Museum (object number A500434). Related images: M0019955EB, M0019956EB

September-December 1964

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession index card for one of the items: A500434

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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