Historical information
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.
Significance
Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.
Physical description
Used to hold and manoeuvre the uterus when it was excised and exported in the operation of a hysterectomy.
Metal instrument with wide handle at one end and a cork screw at the other.
