A collection of pessaries and other miscellaneous items, donated by John C. Brougher, M.D., in February 1976. The collection includes: 1) two globe prolapsus pessaries made of hard rubber, 5.5 and 7 cm long, 2) two plain stem pessaries made of aluminum, 3 cm long, 3) two Thomas-Smiths retroflexion pessaries made of hard rubber, 7.5 and 8 cm long, 4) three 14k gold stem pessaries in various sizes, 5) two wire covered pessaries made of soft rubber, 5 and 3 cm long, 6) Bley Uterector pessary made of stainless steel with a wire spring stem, size 102, 7) solid ring pessary made of thin hard rubber, size 2, 8) hollow ring pessary made of thick hard rubber, size 4, and 9) bow retroversion pessary made of hard rubber, 8.5 cm long. Also included are a glass bottle with alumnium screw top containing Narran umbilical cord tie and a cardboard box from "Dr. Pierces favorite prescription for women." The items are all in good condition.
One of two digital photographs (with 77-206_27_18b.jpg) of a collection of pessaries. This image shows globe, retroversion, stem, and ring pessaries on a gray counter.
Medical Museum Collection, Box 39