Bristle probang, 1870-1929

Bristle probang, 1870-1929

Shattuck, Frederick Cheever, 1847-1929

Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Devices

Otolaryngology

Inscription: "Dr. Shattuck Collection" written on tag attached to object. "Probang used to dislodge a foreign body from the esophagus into the stomach" written on another tag attached to object.

Unknown

1870-1929

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Frederick and George Shattuck Collection. c20998

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object

1 Object

Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Devices

physical object

WAM Catalog Number: 22247

These instruments were removed from the office of Frederick Cheever Shattuck (1847-1929) shortly after his death, and were given to the Warren Anatomical Museum on December 16, 1929. Shattuck's son, George Cheever Shattuck (1879-1972), included a few of his own objects with the donation of his father's instruments.

Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Devices