| Title | Smellie's Perforator |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1800 |
| Subject | Delivery: Perforator
Obstetrics
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| Description | 0.25"x 10"x 2.5" The perforator was an instrument that was inserted into the head of a still-born child to make way for other instruments used for removal from the mother, this was often an attempt to save the woman's life. This example of Smellie's perforator is an extremely rusted, steel scissor-like instrument. |
| Digital Collection | Waring Historical Library Artifact Collection |
| Web Site | http: //waring.library.musc.edu |
| Holding Institution | Waring Historical Library (MUSC)
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| Rights | Digital image copyright 2009, the Waring Historical Library. For more information, contact the Waring Historical Library. |
| SC County | Charleston County (S.C.)
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| SC Region | Lowcountry
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| Digitization Specifications | Fujifilm FinePixS2Pro, Shutter speed: 1/125 sec, F-stop: f/32.0, Aperture value: f/32, ISO Speed Ratings: 400, Focal Length: 105.0 mm |
| Date Digital | 2009-11-18 |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Media Type | Images |
| Resource Identifier | 40 |
| Note | Given by Dr. I.R. Wilson, Jr., in 1973. |
| CONTENTdm number | 66 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 56.jpg |
