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1. Cephalotribe
- Creator:
- George Tiemann and Company
Lusk, William Thompson, 1838-1897
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972) - Published / Created:
- 19th century
- Collection Title:
- Medical Instrument Collection
- Container / Volume:
- Box 094
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- An all metal cephalotribe with the screw and wing nut intact. Cephalotribe with fenestrated blades with cephalic and pelvic curve. 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).
- Subject (Name):
- Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
- Subject (Topic):
- Obstetrical and Gynecological Instruments
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Cephalotribe
2. Cephalotribe
- Creator:
- J. Reynders and Company
Lusk, William Thompson, 1838-1897
Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972) - Published / Created:
- 19th century
- Collection Title:
- Medical Instrument Collection
- Container / Volume:
- Box 094
- Image Count:
- 1
- 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).
- Subject (Name):
- Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
- Subject (Topic):
- Obstetrical and Gynecological Instruments
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Cephalotribe
