Vaginal Speculum

Vaginal Speculum

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Description
This type of vaginal speculum has been known since the middle of the nineteenth century and associated with “Ferguson.” Some attribute it to Sir William Fergusson (1808-77), a prominent surgeon in London. Others to a London instrument dealer. This example is made of white glass.
Ref: George Tiemann & Co., Armamentarium Chirurgicum (New York, 1879), p. 52.
Alban Doran, “Fergus(s)on’s Speculum,” The British Medical Journal (March 11, 1916): 397.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
speculum, vaginal
Other Terms
Medicine
Physical Description
glass (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 6 1/4 in x 1 5/8 in; 15.875 cm x 4.1275 cm
ID Number
1981.0957.11
accession number
1981.0957
catalog number
1981.0957.11
Credit Line
Gift of Catherine F. Hoopes
subject
Women's Health
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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