Title
Tonsil lancet
Subject
Tonsillectomy--Equipment and supplies
Tonsillectomy--instrumentation
Surgical
Description
Patterned after Heister
Used to remove tonsils
Curved silver with hallmarks for London Silversmith H.P. and spring mechanism on top that releases inner blade.
Creator
Silversmith H.P. (London, England)
Publisher
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
1815?
Contributor
Alex Peck (Firm)
Cravens, Annette
Rights
Contact the History of Medicine Collection, https://library.buffalo.edu/historyofmedicine
Format
19 cm.
Type
Medical instrument
Image
Still image
Identifier
96.12.2
Alternative Title
Lancet
Date Created
4/7/2006
Medium
Metal
Citation
Silversmith H.P. (London, England), “Tonsil lancet,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 23, 2023, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16833.