Plate, nail and tacks

Object numberGC.8138
TitlePlate, nail and tacks
DescriptionA screw nail, three tacks and the remains of aluminium plate which had been used in the plating of a fracture.
From an adult female in whom a fracture was successfully plated in 1907 and the remains of the plate obtained twelve years later.
Production date 1923
Object namePlate, nail and tacks
Object categoryINSTRUMENT
MaterialAluminium, Steel, plated
Dimensions
- Platesx4 max length Length: 4 cm
Screw Length: 1.5 cm
Tacks x 2 Length: 1.5 cm
Tack Length: 0.8 cm