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Foreign body removal kit in vinyl slip case

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Catalogue Number: 4462
Foreign body removal kit in vinyl slip case
Category: Equipment
Sub-Category: Equipment, other clinical
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1960
Time Period: 1940 to 1999
Description Of Item: Compact foreign body removal kit mounted in nickel plated ribbed brass cylinder. Magnifying lens (+11D) mounted on hinged arm. Magnet to remove ferrous foreign bodies plugs into one end and reverses to mount into the cylinder for use. A loop to remove foreign objects is similarly mounted in the other end. Housed in brown vinyl tuck-in case. Case: 130mm L x 42mm W. Unit: 115mm L x 32mm W x 20mm D.
Historical Significance: This kit came from the estate of a retired nurse in Queensland.
How Acquired: Donated by Michael Aitken
Date Acquired: April 2024
Condition: Very good
Location: Documents Room Red Daytona Cabinet Drawer 7

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