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Description: | 3 118 (engraved on the top surface of the instrument, under the blade arm) MANU Unsigned. Early 20th century This instrument was used in tonsillectomy and the removal of pharyngeal growths. It consists of an elaborate ratchet, pistol-grip handle upon which slots a sliding blade, operated by a combination of squeezing the handle and pushing the end of the blade itself. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | TONSILLOTOME : TONSILLECTOMY : TONSILGUILLOTINE : SURGERY : TONSILITIS : DIPTHERIA : TRAINING : TONSIL : MH_ECK_CASE 1 : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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