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Digital photograph of a doctors bag and its contents, arranged on a gray counter. A ruler has been placed in the foreground for size comparison.
ca. 1940's?
Medical Museum Collection, Box 112
A leather doctors bag, donated by Mrs. Anita Conrey in October 1959. The bag measures 32 x 16 x 17 cm and has a metal latch and side clasps. The bag contains: 1) black rubber stethoscope ear pieces, 2) packet of surgical nylon, 3) three straight-edge razors, 4) two tweezers, 5) two uterine sounds, 6) catheter, 7) Palmers uterine dilator, 8) projectile point, 9) vaginal speculum, and 10) two dental forceps. The case shows some wear, and many of the instruments are tarnished.
ca. 1940's?
Medical Museum Collection, Box 112
A leather doctors bag, donated by Mrs. Anita Conrey in October 1959. The bag measures 32 x 16 x 17 cm and has a metal latch and side clasps. The bag contains: 1) black rubber stethoscope ear pieces, 2) packet of surgical nylon, 3) three straight-edge razors, 4) two tweezers, 5) two uterine sounds, 6) catheter, 7) Palmers uterine dilator, 8) projectile point, 9) vaginal speculum, and 10) two dental forceps. The case shows some wear, and many of the instruments are tarnished.
