Cephalotribe

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Description

Title: Cephalotribe
Creator: J. Reynders and Company
Lusk, William Thompson, 1838-1897
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Contributor: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Yale University. School of Medicine.
Published / Created: 19th century
Description: A metal cephalotribe, which seem to be missing both a screw and a wing nut. This cephalotribe listed as belonging to William Lusk who taught a Bellevue Medical College. Cephalotribes (headcrushers) first appeared in the early nineteenth century. A cephalotribe was a medical instrument used in obstetrics to crush the skull of stillborn fetuses (cephalotripsy).
Extent: 42 cm. x 18 cm. x 5 cm.
Language: No linguistic content; Not applicable

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