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Title	Tait's Pressure Forceps
Creator	Unknown
Date	ca. 1893
Subject	Surgery Surgery -- history Surgery -- instrumentation Surgery -- methods
Description	0.25 x 5 x 2.25". Grasping and fixating:Forceps:Hemostat. Steel forceps with plier like arms and rust of metal present. This form of the forcep was used to stop uterine bleeding.
Digital Collection	Waring Historical Library Artifact Collection
Web Site	http://www.library.musc.edu/page.php?id=692
Holding Institution	Waring Historical Library (MUSC)
Rights	Digital image copyright 2009, the Waring Historical Library. For more information, please contact the Waring Historical Library.
SC County	Charleston County (S.C.)
SC Region	Lowcountry
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	2009-12-02
Type	Still Image
Format	image/jpeg
Media Type	Images
Resource Identifier	122
CONTENTdm number	686
CONTENTdm file name	687.jpg

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