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Needle Holder - Scissor-Style, circa 1930
Reg. No: SH 850064
- Summary:
- Used for holding needles for suturing. Used in the surgery at Mont Park Mental Hospital, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia circa 1930.
- Description:
- Needle holder is curved scissor-shape with screw joint and rounded end. Opening between blades/jaws has a concave centre.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mont Park Mental Hospital (Asylum), Office of Psychiatric Services
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 5 mm (Height), 130 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | mental health, mental health institutions, needles, psychiatric hospitals, surgical apparatus instruments |
| Themes this item is part of: | Psychiatric Services Collection, Medicine in Society Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Mental Health - Surgery |
| Tertiary Classification: | equipment |
| Inscriptions: | Engraved: 120. |
| Place & Date Used: | Mont Park Mental Hospital (Asylum), Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, circa 1930 |
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