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A pair of Mathews-Duncan pattern obstetric forceps with chequered ebony grips -- 13in.(33cm.); a Simpson-pattern foetal perforator by J. Wood & Co., York; and a Denman-pattern perforator by Maw

細節
A pair of Mathews-Duncan pattern obstetric forceps with chequered ebony grips -- 13in.(33cm.); a Simpson-pattern foetal perforator by J. Wood & Co., York; and a Denman-pattern perforator by Maw
See illustration (3)
出版
Das, Sir Kedarnath (1929), Obstetric Forceps: Its History and Evolution, pp. 377-79.

拍品專文

James Mathews-Duncan, M.D., F.R.S. (1826-1890) was assistant to Sir James Simpson and was the first person ever rendered unconsious through the use of chloroform. He was Lecturer on Midwifery at St. Bartholomew's, London, and President of the Obstetrical Society of London.