Title
Skull clamp with ebony handles
Subject
Skull--Surgery---Equipment and supplies
Surgical instruments and apparatus
Skull--surgery--instrumentation
Surgical Instruments
Surgical
Description
Image 101-1484
Used to apply skull traction during surgery
Metal instrument with ebony handles that adjust to fit the clamp around the skull. The clamp has teeth on either side to secure the instrument to the skull.
Creator
Codman & Shurtleff
Publisher
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
1880
Contributor
Phisick Medical Antiques
Cravens, Annette
Rights
Contact the History of Medicine Collection, https://library.buffalo.edu/historyofmedicine
Format
18x34 cm.
Type
Clamp
Image
Still image
Identifier
07.04.16.1
Alternative Title
Clamp with ebony handles
Date Created
9/28/2009
Medium
Ebony and silver
Citation
Codman & Shurtleff, “Skull clamp with ebony handles,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 20, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16847.