Smellie's double crochet

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Description

Title: Smellie's double crochet
Alternative Title: Obstetric crochet
Creator: Smellie, William (1697-1763)
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Contributor: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Smellie, William (1697-1763)
Yale University. School of Medicine.
Description: Smellie devised a double crochet that could be used as a single crochet. It is simple in design much like a forceps except that it has a sharp tooth at the end of each slim blade. This tooth could pierce and be embedded in the head of a fetus for removal.
Extent: 30 cm. x 3.5 cm. x 2 cm.
Language: No linguistic content; Not applicable

Format: still image
Genre: Tools and Equipment
Material: Metal, Wood
Subject (Name): Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Smellie, William (1697-1763)
Yale University. School of Medicine.
Subject (Topic): Obstetrical and Gynecological Instruments

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