[Storer's speculum] [realia] : 1789 / Designed by H.R. Storer

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[Storer's speculum] [realia] : 1789 / Designed by H.R. Storer

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Vaginal speculum. Nickel-plated brass duck-billed bivalve speculum; hinged anterior blade extends at proximal end to form a straight handle; fixed posterior blade has a handle extending downward from bottom proximal end of blade; threaded rod is attached to this handle and passes through a hole in handle of anterior blade, controlling dilatation with thumb screw; blades can be reversed and can be used as a Sims' speculum; marked: "TIEMANN & CO."

Cleveland Health Sciences Library, Allen and Health Center

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Cleveland Health Sciences Library, Allen and Health Center

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George Tiemann & Co.

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Storer, Horatio Robinson, 1830-1922

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Storer, a leading antiabortion advocate in Boston, was a staunch supporter of using chloroform rather than ether during obstetrical procedures. He helped establish gynecology as a legitimate medical profession. Simpson was a professor of midwifery in Edinburgh and an early experimenter with chloroform. ...