A ballot box from the Yale Medical School with a slide top wooden box with elliptical cutout in cover. An included note from H. B. Ferris reads "Box used to collect ballots when voting whether students should receive the MD degree. Yale Medical School Faculty". Apparently the box was used when C. A. Lindsley, MD, was the dean.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Bedford, Gunning (1806-1870) George Tiemann and Company Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 094
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Forceps
Description:
A pair of metal forceps with wooden handles. Gunning Bedford (1806-1870) an American physician, devised a forceps with blades that were lighter and thinner than the blades in previous forceps. The handles included finger rings which gave the operator better traction. O.F. Roler later designed a similar type of forceps.
Subject (Name):
Bedford, Gunning (1806-1870), Bernard Kosto, M.D., and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Bedford, Gunning (1806-1870) George Tiemann and Company Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Published / Created:
19th century
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 094
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Forceps
Description:
A pair of metal forceps with wooden handles. Gunning Bedford (1806-1870), an American physician, devised a forceps with blades that were lighter and thinner than the blades in previous forceps. The handles included finger rings which gave the operator better traction. O.F. Roler later designed a similar type of forceps.
Subject (Name):
Bedford, Gunning (1806-1870), Bernard Kosto, M.D., and Yale University. School of Medicine.
This is an instrument for removing a fetus. Hippolyte Blot of Paris designed this perforator for obstructed labor. The points of the blade are like diamond shaped spears. The spring-loaded handle of these perforators facilitates one handed use. After the fetus is perforated, compressing the handle engages the spring, which allows the blades to open and enlarge the perforation.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Blot, Hippolyte, and Yale University. School of Medicine.