Bristle probang, 1870-1929
Dublin Core
Title
Bristle probang, 1870-1929
Subject
Shattuck, Frederick Cheever, 1847-1929
Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Devices
Otolaryngology
Abstract
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.
Creator
Unknown
Date Created
1870-1929
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Frederick and George Shattuck Collection. c20998
References
An online guide to the collection is available.
Format
object
Extent
1 Object
Medium
Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Devices
Type
physical object
Identifier
WAM Catalog Number: 22247
Provenance
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.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Devices
Files
Citation
Unknown, “Bristle probang, 1870-1929,” OnView, accessed August 14, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/26281.