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Made from gilt brass and steel, this rectal speculum was used to help diagnose diseases of the lower bowel and rectum and could also be employed in related surgical procedures. The highly polished metal surface was intended to allow light to be reflected into the body to help the physician see during an examination. It was made by French manufacturers Collin and Company, who had inherited Joseph-Frédéric Charrière’s renowned surgical instrument making business in 1867. maker: Collin and Company Place made: Paris, Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0057987 Rectal speculum, Paris, France, 1870-1890 |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0057987 Rectal speculum, Paris, France, 1870-1890 |
Copyright holder | Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Image title | L0057987 Rectal speculum, Paris, France, 1870-1890
Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org Made from gilt brass and steel, this rectal speculum was used to help diagnose diseases of the lower bowel and rectum and could also be employed in related surgical procedures. The highly polished metal surface was intended to allow light to be reflected into the body to help the physician see during an examination. It was made by French manufacturers Collin and Company, who had inherited Joseph-Frédéric Charrière’s renowned surgical instrument making business in 1867. maker: Collin and Company Place made: Paris, Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France made: 1870-1890 Published: - Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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