M0019949EA: Levret type III obstetrical forceps, late 18th century

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

Photograph of a pair of Levret type III obstetrical forceps, French. They were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and given accession number A500329. They are now held by the Science Museum (object number A500329). Related images: M0019949EB

September-December 1964

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession index card for the item: A500329

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.