Speculum
notes: label: Description
content: The Sims vaginal speculum is a double-bladed instrument used for examining a vagina or cervix. J. Marion Sims (1813-1883), a controversial American surgeon, introduced the form. A label on the cardboard box reads “CHAS. NEUHAUS & CO. / SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND HOSPITAL SUPPLIES / 510 N. Euclid St., BALTIMORE 1, MD.”
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: ZZ.RSN83520U23
objectType: label: Object Name
content: speculum
label: Object Name
content: Speculum
label: Other Terms
content: Medicine
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: box: 2 in x 8 1/4 in x 3 in; 5.08 cm x 20.955 cm x 7.62 cm
label: Measurements
content: holder: 2 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in x 1 1/16 in; 6.35 cm x 16.51 cm x 2.69875 cm
label: Measurements
content: scapel: 5 1/2 in x 1/2 in x 1/8 in; 13.97 cm x 1.27 cm x .3175 cm