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Actions	Hook and crochet Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberHC.I.33.7 TitleHook and crochet DescriptionDouble ended hooked steel instrument, ebony handle. The cutting edge on the concavity on one side of the hooked instrument is a destructive tool, used for the removal of a dead foetus to avoid infection. The larger hook on the opposite end of the tool, could be used for normal deliveries to bring down a limb. Production periodNineteenth century, late Object nameHooks and crotchets Object categoryINSTRUMENT MaterialSteel, Wood, ebony Dimensions Length: 28.0 cm

Object numberHC.I.33.7

TitleHook and crochet

DescriptionDouble ended hooked steel instrument, ebony handle. The cutting edge on the concavity on one side of the hooked instrument is a destructive tool, used for the removal of a dead foetus to avoid infection. The larger hook on the opposite end of the tool, could be used for normal deliveries to bring down a limb.

Production periodNineteenth century, late

Object nameHooks and crotchets

Object categoryINSTRUMENT

MaterialSteel, Wood, ebony

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