Obstetrical vectis instrument used to alter the position of a babies head during childbirth
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- https://digital.library.emory.edu/purl/4300zpc8ct-cor
- Other Identifiers:
- HS-S023_B026 and dams:238966
- Institution:
- Emory University
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- Box 26
- Call Number:
- HS-S023
About This Item
- Creator:
- W.H. Hutchinson
- Date Created:
- 1834 to 1891
- Format:
- Artifact
- Genre:
- medical equipment
- Description / Abstract:
- Obstetrical vectis instrument manufactured by W. H. Hutchinson in Sheffield, England, and owned by Dr. John Gerdine from Jersey, Georgia. It was previously used by his father, who practiced medicine in Athens, Georgia. Donated to Emory University by Dr. Thomas H. Stewart, Jr. on March 12, 1958.
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- Subject - Topics:
- Medical instruments and apparatus, Medicine--United States, and Surgeons--United States
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This item is part of:
About This Item
- Creator:
- W.H. Hutchinson
- Date Created:
- 1834 to 1891
- Format:
- Artifact
- Genre:
- medical equipment
- Description / Abstract:
- Obstetrical vectis instrument manufactured by W. H. Hutchinson in Sheffield, England, and owned by Dr. John Gerdine from Jersey, Georgia. It was previously used by his father, who practiced medicine in Athens, Georgia. Donated to Emory University by Dr. Thomas H. Stewart, Jr. on March 12, 1958.
Subjects / Keywords
- Subject - Topics:
- Medical instruments and apparatus, Medicine--United States, and Surgeons--United States
Find This Item
- Persistent URL:
- https://digital.library.emory.edu/purl/4300zpc8ct-cor
- Other Identifiers:
- HS-S023_B026 and dams:238966
- Institution:
- Emory University
- Sublocation:
- Box 26
- Call Number:
- HS-S023
Access and Copyright
- Rights Statement:
- The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by the Emory University Digital Library Program.
- Rights Status:
- No Copyright - United States
Emory Libraries provides copyright information as a courtesy and makes no representation about copyright or other legal status of materials in its digital collections.