Hemostatic forceps. Scissor-style forceps, short ratchet mechanism under loop handles; shanks taper in the middle, then widen out again in lock; needle nose jaws; jaws have interior horizontal ribbing. Includes manufacturer markings:"SHARP & SMITH."
Creator:
Kelly, Howard A."(Howard Atwood)" 1858-1943
Contributor:
Sharp & Smith (Chicago, Illinois)
Created:
1880 - 1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Hemostatic forceps. Scissor-style forceps, short ratchet mechanism under loop handles; shanks taper in the middle, then widen out again in lock; jaws come to a fine point; jaws have interior horizontal ribbing; instrument has Kny Scheerer logo of a snake twined around a staff in the shape of an S topped with a crown.
Creator:
Kelly, Howard A."(Howard Atwood)" 1858-1943
Contributor:
Kny-Scheerer Company
Created:
1896 - 1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.