Anal speculum

Speculum (Medicine)

Rectum--Examination--Equipment and supplies

Rectal Diseases--diagnosis--instrumentation

Surgical Instruments

Diagnostic

Used to facilitate examination of the rectum

One rounded steel section with ebony handle and tip that fits into larger steel piece with "legs" and moveable side flaps.

Two cylindrical metal medical instruments are displayed against a plain background. One instrument is a hollow metal tube with a hinged handle and clamp-like mechanism attached near one end, allowing the cylinder to open and close. The second piece is a separate cylindrical component with a rounded dark tip and a short handle extending from the side, likely designed to fit or operate with the main tube. Both instruments have smooth metallic surfaces and appear to be part of an older medical or surgical device.

A. M. Leslie Co. (St. Louis, Mo.)

Health Sciences Library

State University of New York at Buffalo

1875-1880?

Eli Buk (Firm)

Cravens, Annette

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16.5 cm.

Medical instrument

Image

Still image

91.11.8

LIB-HSL001

Speculum

4/7/2006

Metal and wood