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Category: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Estimated Date: 1850
Name: Speculum, Vaginal
Manufacturer: Charriere

Description: 9” handle, ebony and steel with ebony part mounted to turn a three arm mechanism similar to the principle of another instrument shown here using the handle to open a cylinder of 5“x1.5” into three blades. There is a wooden ebony obturator, which has a handle and plug connected by a handle and inserts in speculum to produce a blunt end. The handle is checkered ebony and the arms to open the blades are nicely shaped.

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