Obstetrical set Maw, c. 1840
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An obstetric set by G. Maw of circa 1840. The instruments are made of steel and ebony, comprising a combined crotchet and blunt hook, an Oldham’s early pattern perforator, a Lowndes’ folding vectis or lever, a silver catheter with stilet by George Cowie, London, 1860, and a later pair of scissors, set incomplete, contained in a fitted, velvet-lined, mahogany case (in poor condition).
Dimensions: 34,8 x 13, 5 x 6, 4cm.
