| Title | Perforator |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Date | 20th c. |
| Subject | Instrumentation
Equipment and Supplies
Equipment and Supplies -- history
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| Description | 0.25 x 9.5 x 2. Delivery: Perforator. "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. Steel scissor-like instrument with arrow shaped tip that opens into a square formation." |
| Digital Collection | Waring Historical Library Artifact Collection |
| Web Site | http://www.library.musc.edu/page.php?id=692 |
| Holding Institution | Waring Historical Library (MUSC)
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| Rights | Digital image copyright 2009, the Waring Historical Library. For more information, please 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 | 2009-12-04 |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Media Type | Images |
| Resource Identifier | 04.2.3 |
| Note | Belonged to Dr. Johnston Peeples, 1911 graduate of MUSC. Given by his son, Dr. Paul Wiggins Peeples of Greer, SC and 1954 MUSC graduate. |
| CONTENTdm number | 692 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 693.jpg |
