Category: ENT
Estimated Date: 1880
Name: Tonsillatome,Tiemann and Co
Manufacturer: unknown

Description: 7” long with pistol grip handle. There is a ring on the bottom arm and another on the top to grasp it and the usual knife to lance the tonsil and ring with blade to amputate. There is also a pincer, which is of blued metal with a double tooth, which moves to close and hold the tonsil when it has been cut.

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