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Title
Clockwork Corneal Trephine
Description
Corneal trephine, metal, in leather-covered case, c 1850s-c 1880s.
Pictured here is a corneal trephine powered by a clockwork mechanism, manufactured by Koutny. It is held in a leather box lined with velvet, along with 4 different trephine heads and scaler. By winding up the trephine, the instrument would be used to drill into a portion of the cornea for removal.
Pictured here is a corneal trephine powered by a clockwork mechanism, manufactured by Koutny. It is held in a leather box lined with velvet, along with 4 different trephine heads and scaler. By winding up the trephine, the instrument would be used to drill into a portion of the cornea for removal.
Creator
Koutny
Date
c. 1850-1890s
Identifier
2003/77.3
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
Length: 11 cm (case)
Materials
Metal, leather, and velvet.
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