Ferguson's Bristle Probang
notes: label: Description
content: A probang is a flexible rod with a sponge in the end used to remove foreign bodies or obstructions from an esophagus.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.302606.379
label: accession number
content: 302606
label: catalog number
content: 302606.379
objectType: label: Object Name
content: probang, bristle
label: Object Name
content: surgical instrument
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bristle, hair (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 39 cm x 2 cm x 2 cm; 15 3/8 in x 13/16 in x 13/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/4 in x 15 3/8 in x 2 in; 1.905 cm x 39.0525 cm x 5.08 cm