Davis, David Daniel (1777-1841) Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 094
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Forceps
Description:
All metal forceps, with a single forge for each handle and blade. The tips of the handle curve outwards. These forceps are combinations of Hodge, Wallace and Davis forceps. All are single forge metal forceps with English locks and hooked handles. David Davis (1777-1841) was a British obstetrician who designed numerous forceps. Hugh Lenox Hodge (1796-1873), a medical graduate of University of Pennsylvania, lectured at Philadelphia Medical Institute for many years before becoming professor of obstetrics at his alma mater. His forceps were based on French forceps. William Wallace (1835-1896) was a British physician who moved to Brooklyn in 1864. He designed forceps of light construction and Hodge-type hooked handles.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Davis, David Daniel (1777-1841), Hodge, Hugh Lenox (1796-1873), Wallace, William (1835-1896), and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Davis, David Daniel (1777-1841) Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 094
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Forceps
Description:
These forceps are combinations of Hodge, Wallace and Davis forceps. All are single forge metal forceps with English locks and hooked handles. David Davis (1777-1841) was a British obstetrician who designed numerous forceps. Hugh Lenox Hodge (1796-1873), a medical graduate of University of Pennsylvania, lectured at Philadelphia Medical Institute for many years before becoming professor of obstetrics at his alma mater. His forceps were based on French forceps. William Wallace (1835-1896) was a British physician who moved to Brooklyn in 1864. He designed forceps of light construction and Hodge-type hooked handles.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Davis, David Daniel (1777-1841), Hodge, Hugh Lenox (1796-1873), Wallace, William (1835-1896), and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Davis, David Daniel (1777-1841) Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 047
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Forceps
Description:
These forceps are combinations of Hodge, Wallace and Davis forceps. All are single forge metal forceps with English locks and hooked handles. David Davis (1777-1841) was a British obstetrician who designed numerous forceps. Hugh Lenox Hodge (1796-1873), a medical graduate of University of Pennsylvania, lectured at Philadelphia Medical Institute for many years before becoming professor of obstetrics at his alma mater. His forceps were based on French forceps. William Wallace (1835-1896) was a British physician who moved to Brooklyn in 1864. He designed forceps of light construction and Hodge-type hooked handles.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Davis, David Daniel (1777-1841), Hodge, Hugh Lenox (1796-1873), Wallace, William (1835-1896), and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Davis, David Daniel (1777-1841) Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 094
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Forceps
Description:
These forceps are combinations of Hodge, Wallace and Davis forceps. All are single forge metal forceps with English locks and hooked handles. David Davis (1777-1841) was a British obstetrician who designed numerous forceps. Hugh Lenox Hodge (1796-1873), a medical graduate of University of Pennsylvania, lectured at Philadelphia Medical Institute for many years before becoming professor of obstetrics at his alma mater. His forceps were based on French forceps. William Wallace (1835-1896) was a British physician who moved to Brooklyn in 1864. He designed forceps of light construction and Hodge-type hooked handles.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Davis, David Daniel (1777-1841), Hodge, Hugh Lenox (1796-1873), Wallace, William (1835-1896), and Yale University. School of Medicine.
All metal scissor-type grip with pin locking device and arms with outward facing sharp points for gripping. The Pelvimeter may have been also used to remove tumours.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Sawyer, Edward Warren (b. 1848) Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 047
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Forceps
Description:
A pair of metal forceps with wooden handles. Edward Warren Sawyer (b.1848) designed forceps with very short handles and slightly curved blades for use in outlet delivery.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Sawyer, Edward Warren (b. 1848), and Yale University. School of Medicine.
