Vaginal Speculum
notes: label: Description
content: Part of patent model for Alexander Shiland, “Improvement in Speculums,” U.S. Patent 196,600 (Oct. 30, 1877). Shiland (1824-1885) was a graduate of Union College and the Albany Medical College who practiced medicine in West Troy, N.Y.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Women's Health
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-04321.01
label: catalog number
content: M-04321.01
label: accession number
content: 89797
label: patent number
content: 196,600
objectType: label: Object Name
content: vaginal speculum, patent model
label: Other Terms
content: Medicine
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 7/8 in x 6 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 4.7625 cm x 17.145 cm x 3.81 cm
label: Measurements
content: opened: 5 5/8 in x 3 1/2 in x 1 3/8 in; 14.2875 cm x 8.89 cm x 3.4925 cm