Bristle probang. A long, flexible metal rod with a bundle of horse hair and fastened with a metal tip; opposite end is a handle of three rings; the highest ring is meant to secure the user's thumb; the two lower rings are for the index and middle finger. This device was used to remove obstructions in the throat by pulling on the two conjoined r...
Created:
1910 - 1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Brown background and printing with dark brown and orange border, abstract ornament, and orange accents; features picture of animal hide; advertising message on back
Creator:
Purcell, William Gray, 1880-1965
Contributor:
Alexander Brothers Leather and Belting Company
Created:
1910 - 1919
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
Coffee colored background and printing with brown and orange border, abstract ornament, and orange accents on off-white paper; features outline of animal hide; advertising message on back
Creator:
Purcell, William Gray, 1880-1965
Contributor:
Alexander Brothers Leather and Belting Company
Created:
1910 - 1919
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.