Most likely collected and donated by Dr Frank Forster. Labelled Standard blunt hook and crochet- viewed by Bryan Hibbard.Blunt hook and crochet, with central hand grip of mahogany wood inlaid on either side. Unknown manufacturer.obstetric delivery, blunt hook, destructive instrument

Most likely collected and donated by Dr Frank Forster. Label attached indicates the item has been viewed by Bryan Hibbard and attributed as a Barnes type of blunt hook.Blunt hook, Barnes, with mahogany handle and fine cross hatching pattern on four sides. Unknown manufacturer.obstetric delivery, blunt hook, destructive instrument

Most likely collected and donated by Dr Frank Forster. Label attached indicates the item has been viewed by Bryan Hibbard and attributed as a Barnes type of blunt hook.Blunt hook, with metal handle, interchangeable, the handle unscrews. Most likely had crochet also. Meyer Meltzer London stamped on handle. See Mayer & Meltzer catalogue, 1890. Fig. 5976, page 336. This illustrates the hook and crochet, interchangable with the one handle- a mahogany handle with cross hatch pattern. Registration 338, with metal handle, a much later model.obstetric delivery, blunt hook, destructive instrument

Blunt hook, short, with fenstrated cross bar handle.obstetric delivery, blunt hook, destructive instrument

Most likely collected and donated by Dr Frank ForsterBlunt hook with solid, turned mahogany handle. Unknown manufacturer.obstetric delivery, blunt hook, destructive instrument

Blunt hook, measure marked on lower end, left to right, "1,2, 6,5,4,3" chrome plated.obstetric delivery, blunt hook, destructive instrument

Most likely collected and donated by Dr Frank Forster.Blunt hook and crochet, with central hand grip of mahogany wood inlaid on either side. Maufacturer's stamp "MAW LONDON". MAW stamped at one end near the central wood inlay handle and LONDON at the other end.obstetric delivery, blunt hook, destructive instrument

This is a destructive instrument which, when placed around the neck of the fetus and twisted, succeeded in severing the head. This type of instrument was used in emergency surgery when the fetus was already dead and the mother's condition was critical. This instrument might also have been used to remove tumors. Source: Yale University Library, 'Blunt hook and crochet', https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/17322011 This was included with other obstetric instruments, mostly destructive instruments, from Box Hill Hospital labour ward given to RANZCOG in February- March 1998. The maternity service at Box Hill hospital combined with St George's hospital in Kew to be known as Birralee Maternity Service. These instruments were collected by Julie Collette, Unit Manager, St George's Kew and given to RANZCOG Museum Curator, Susan Barnett.Obstetrical crotchet. Nickel plated stainless steel, with large blunt hook at one end and crotchet hook at the other, and fluting at the centre. "B.H.H.L. Ward"destructive instruments

Blunt hook and crochet, fitting one handle. Manufacter unknown.obstetric delivery, destructive instrument

Blunt hook, with fitting at end for handle attachment. Handle missing.obstetric delivery, destructive instrument

Blunt hook and crochet, fitting one handle. Manufacters stamp, "Mayer & Meltzer London"obstetric delivery, destructive instrument

Blunt hook and crochet, fitting one handle. Manufacters stamp, "MEDICAL SUPPLY DEPOT" cental on handle.obstetric delivery, destructive instrument

Dr Mitchell Henry O'Sullivan worked in the Victorian country town of Casterton as a general practitioner from 1919 until his death in 1977. He also practiced obstetrics. His son, Dr David More O'Sullivan donated his obstetric bag and its contents to the College in 1999. The bag and contents are a unique time capsule of the type of instruments and pharmaceuticals used in the inter-war period.Metal obstetric tool. Stainless steel rod with rounded large blunt hook at one end and crotchet hook at the other.destructive instruments

Spurs would have been used by horse riders in the light horse and in other units in WW1, AIF as part of their standard issued equipment. Hocking Regt No 2741.Pair of silver steel riding spurs with brown/black leather straps and buckle. Spurs are wishbone shape with leather strap across the top. Strap approximately 30cm in length and hooks onto top of spurs with a metal clip. Round blunt circular blade at bottom.passchendaele barracks trust, riding spurs

This medical instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme. Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Used for taking instruments out of the autoclave. Stored by the autoclave in a container of sterilising fluid. Dull metal, heavy, long scissors bent at the pivot. One handle has a hook for the fingers, the other a ring for the thumb. The blades are blunt with the top one curving over the bottom one when closed. AMAX Germany - on hook handle - half way along Stainless - on the other handle - near the pivotmedical instrument. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty.

This hook was used by George and Noel A'Vard on their farm from the 1940s to hitch animal trailers or other dragged farming tools. The loop, which passes through the eye of the hook, would have once been attached to a sturdy chain and used to attach various implements for towing, dragging, or lifting heavy farming equipment or items. It may have assisted on the A'Vard fields, or in any number of tasks that were unable to be completed with only human labour.This hook is a prime example of the many tools farmers in Emerald and its surrounding agricultural areas used around their properties to ease the strain of manual labour. Prior to the mass mechanisation of farms, difficult tasks were done by hand, and any tool that could assist in their completion would have been greatly valued.A large, rusted iron hook with a blunt point on one end. An iron loop is threaded through the eye of the hook.emerald, a'vard family, 20th century, 1940s, farming