A Jobert-type vaginal depressor, circa 1850
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Circa
1850
Country of manufacture
France
Description
A fine Jobert de Lamballe-type vaginal depressor with ebony handle and steel blade with a special curved end. France, unsigned, circa 1850-1860.
The instrument was used for depression of the vagina during hysterectomy.
17 cm height and 10cm lenght of the blade.
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Le Zograscope
Established by Alexandre Piffault in 2014 and based in Paris at 5 rue de Condé, 75006, very close to Odéon, Le Zograscope specializes in antique and rare books in Science, Medicine and Technology, and rare antique instruments in the same fields. We have especially a strong interest in early and continental microscopy, early and special mathematical/drawing instruments, medical and surgical instrument, and rare technology.
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