M0012713: Two lithotomes, 18th century.

Date:
October 1952
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Description

Photograph of two lithotomes, 18th century. The lithotome on the left was invented by Frere Come, and the double-bladed instrument on the right by Dupuytren in 1824. These items were accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (R11450; R24111) but are not held by Wellcome Collection.

Publication/Creation

October 1952

Physical description

1 photograph
glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:R11450; R24111

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Copyright held by Wellcome Collection

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item Open.

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

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Wellcome Library; GB.
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