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matching forceps. mt beauty. tawonga.
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Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Packing Forceps - straight
... forceps. mt beauty. tawonga.... equipment. scissors forceps. mt beauty. tawonga. Long steel scissors ...This medical / hospital 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. Good condition and good interpretation capacity.Long steel scissors. Blades are bowed when closed with serrated ends for gripping. Used with packing gauze into a cavity.medical equipment. hospital equipment. scissors, forceps. mt beauty. tawonga. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Cheatle's Lifting Forceps
... . mt beauty. tawonga. cheatle's..... medical equipment. forceps. autoclave. mt beauty. tawonga ...This medical / hospital 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.2 the same each in a sterilised bag. Long steel forceps with 1 curved hook (for the fingers) and circle for the thumb. The scissor part is serrated with slight hook at end. They are curved from the pivot towards the hook side. Used for lifting instruments out of the autoclave. Was stored by the autoclave in a container of sterilising fluid.Inscribed on inside of hook handle: AH THEATREhospital equipment. medical equipment. forceps. autoclave. mt beauty. tawonga. cheatle's. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Straight Spencer Wells Artery Forceps
This medical / hospital instrument was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built specifically in the 1950s for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historically Significant: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Rachet Closure to Clamp Arteries Metal shaped like scissors - serrated across at end for gripping. Finger grips have 3 teeth attached both sides to hold arteries firmly and permanentlyT.D.G.H. on one side (at junction) LRI / STAINLESS on other side (at junction) medical equipment. hospital equipment. mt beauty. tawonga. medical. hospital. nurse. doctor. artery. scissors. spencer wells. forceps. artery. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Cheatles Lifting Forceps
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.