A 18th-Century scientific instrument: wooden screw dilator clamp.
England 18th-Century
800 EURO
A medical instrument. A brass screw clamp (dilator), with a rosewood handle. It consists of two symmetrical parts, each with a circular cushion element that continues with a cylindrical body with distinct ring-shaped relief groups. These parts end with brass elements, which meet. By rotating each of these two parts, a long screw emerges that progressively lengthens the instrument, allowing dilation during surgery. British manufacture. England, 18th century.
7” – 18 CM H 1,5 “ – 3,2 CM D
Ref: M5081
