Vaginal Speculum
name: label: maker
content: F Arnold and Son
notes: label: Description
content: The Sims speculum is a double-bladed surgical instrument used for examining a vagina or cervix. The form was introduced by the controversial American surgeon, J. Marion Sims (1813-1883). An inscription on this example reads "F. ARNOLD & SON."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Maryland, Baltimore
topic: label: Subject
content: Women's Health
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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.302606.148
label: accession number
content: 302606
label: catalog number
content: 302606.148
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Speculum
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 20.6 cm x 4.5 cm x 10 cm; 8 1/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 3 15/16 in