Object Details
- Description
- John P. Bethell (1817-1882), a Philadelphia physician, described this type of forceps in 1853.
- Ref: J. P. Bethell, “Description of a New Obstetric Forceps constructed upon Philosophical Principles,” American Journal of the Medical Sciences 26 (July 1853): 116-121.
- George Tiemann & Co., Armamentarium Chirurgicum (New York, 1879), p. 108.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- ca 1835
- Credit Line
- from Edgar Haybeck, M.D., Obstetric & Gynecology, Centreal Medico-Surgical Clinic, West Allis WI
- Measurements
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in x 16 1/4 in; 8.89 cm x 6.985 cm x 41.275 cm
- Object Name
- Forceps, Obstetrical, Bethell
- obstetrical forceps
- Other Terms
- Forceps, Obstetrical, Bethell; Medicine
