Cranioclast

Object numberHC.I.33.21
TitleCranioclast
DescriptionCranioclast? in a scissor design. Cranioclasts are destructive instruments used to extract after the death of the foetus either in pregnancy or complicated deliveries. There are no makers marks but an old museum label no 80 is stuck on the shaft of the instrument.
Production periodNineteeth Century
Object nameCranioclast
Object categoryINSTRUMENT
Dimensions
- Length: 25.5 cm
Width: 7.5 cm