M0001234: Tweezer-like forceps. 1929, compared with Roman A.D. 50 and ancient Hindu

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Tweezer-type forceps

Black and white photograph of three different types of tweezer-like forceps captioned "Forceps" at header, and annotated with "1929", "Roman, A.D. 50" and "Ancient Hindu" underneath each illustration for comparison. Formerly in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library, but not held by Wellcome Collection.

19 August 1930

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

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 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.