Obstetrical Perforator
notes: label: Description
content: A perforator was used to pierce the skull of a dead fetus, in order to remove the fetus from the womb in pieces, and thus save the life of the mother. This form was associated with William Smellie (1697-1763), a wealthy and influential Scottish surgeon and man-midwife.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Donated by St. Louis Medical Society through Harry O. Cole & Gordon R. Garrett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1977.0808.066
label: accession number
content: 1977.0808
label: catalog number
content: 1977.0808.066
objectType: label: Object Name
content: perforator
label: Other Terms
content: Medicine
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 1/16 in x 2 3/8 in x 1/2 in; 25.55875 cm x 6.0325 cm x 1.27 cm