Physical Description:

metal (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 1/4 in x 5 in x 2 1/2 in; .635 cm x 12.7 cm x 6.35 cm

overall: 13 cm x 6.75 cm x .75 cm; 5 1/8 in x 2 21/32 in x 9/32 in

Object Name:

forceps, small

forceps

midwife's kit

Description:

Small metal forceps with three locking ridges. The flat, cross-serrated edges measure 1.5 inches, and forceps have a screw joint. These forceps were part of a midwife's kit from Buffalo, NY, about 1920.

Location:

Currently not on view

Subject:

Medicine  Search this

Surgical instruments  Search this

Women's Health  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift from Joseph Badlotto in memory of Rosa Bonfante and her daughter Mary Bonfante Chirchirillo Badlotto

ID Number:

2012.0128.20

Accession number:

2012.0128

2012.0128

Catalog number:

2012.0128.20

2012.0128.20

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

Midwife Kit

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-778f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1422585