Angled Tweezers

Date1930

Mediumstainless steel

Dimensionsbaleen: 11 1/2 × 1/16 in. (29.2 × 0.2 cm)
tool, smallest: 5 3/8 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (13.7 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm)
tool, largest: 6 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 1 in. (16.5 × 8.9 × 2.5 cm)

ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Dr. Theodore R. Sadock

Object numberPC1987.49.9.19

DescriptionThis object is a pair of surgical-grade tweezers with a pronounced downward angle towards the tip located towards the center of the object. The tips of the object are blunted points, and have small, vertical serrations inside the jaws. Additional vertical serrations are located on the exterior of the object near the flat hinge at the opposite end of the object. "STAINLESS / STEEL / U.S.A." is stamped onto one side of the hinge. There is very little to no corrosion visible on the object.

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