Simpson's galvanic pessary associated with Dr Frank Forster, c. 1880 to 1920

Historical information

Part of the collection of Dr Frank Forster.

Physical description

Uterine stem pessary. Pessary is made of copper coated lead with upper oval shaped bulb. Bulb of the pessary is made of copper and oval has a small hole in the top centre. The upper part of the stem is made of copper and the lower section is made of lead and tapers to a blunt end. On the upper outer right side on the bulb is the figure "6".

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