Tonsillotome
name: label: maker
content: F. Arnold and Son
notes: label: Description
content: Simple tonsillotome with an ivory handle. The “F. Arnold & Son” inscription refers to Francis Arnold & Son (fl. 1875-1891), a Baltimore firm that specialized in surgical and orthopaedic instruments.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Maryland, Baltimore
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.314016.210
label: accession number
content: 314016
label: catalog number
content: 314016.210
objectType: label: Object Name
content: surgical set
label: Object Name
content: surgical instrument
label: Object Name
content: tonsillotome
label: Other Terms
content: Cutting Tools
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 2 cm x 3 cm x 15 cm; 13/16 in x 1 3/16 in x 5 7/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/4 in x 9 7/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.905 cm x 25.0825 cm x 2.8575 cm