M0001473: Model of obstetrical forceps, first type designed by André Levret (1703-1780) in 1747

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Obstetrical forceps, Levrets no. I, 1747

Black and white photograph of a model (not original or accurate) obstetrical forceps, first type designed in 1747 by André Levret (1703-1780), French obstetrician. The item was previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

16 December 1930

1 photograph glass plate negative; 16.5 x 12 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.