Medical Instrument (2019.06.012)
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Title
Medical Instrument (2019.06.012)
Subject
Nebraska State Tuberculosis Hospital, Artifact, Medical Instrument, Dr. Burton Bancroft
Description
Long metal medical instrument with one hooked end and one pointed end. Central handle is hexagonal shaped.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: There is information about Dr. Burton Bancroft in the Frank Museum archives, as well as in the paper accession record. AW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Not sure what this one is, a paramedic and EMT instructor I talked to had no idea either. Based on my research it could be a nerve hook, which is a device used to move nerves without damaging them during surgery. It could also be a Penfield #4, also used for moving nerves often during spine surgery. It could also be a frontal sinus curette, which is used to scrap a patient's sinuses (specifically ethmoidal walls) to relieve pressure and open up the sinuses should the patient have sinus problems. Information compiled by Logan Osmera.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: There is information about Dr. Burton Bancroft in the Frank Museum archives, as well as in the paper accession record. AW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Not sure what this one is, a paramedic and EMT instructor I talked to had no idea either. Based on my research it could be a nerve hook, which is a device used to move nerves without damaging them during surgery. It could also be a Penfield #4, also used for moving nerves often during spine surgery. It could also be a frontal sinus curette, which is used to scrap a patient's sinuses (specifically ethmoidal walls) to relieve pressure and open up the sinuses should the patient have sinus problems. Information compiled by Logan Osmera.
Date
ca. 1950s
Contributor
For all objects in accession # 2019.06: Doctor's bag, medical equipment, medicine, and other items all originally belonged to Dr. Burton Bancroft who came to Kearney is 1956 and was the first trained surgeon in the community, according to John Bancroft- Dr. Burton Bancroft's son who found the the doctor's bag in a closet. The bag contained all of the items within accession record #2019.06. Dr. Bancroft occasionally provided aid to patients at the Nebraska State Hospital for Tuberculosis in Kearney, NE.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Metal Medical Instrument
Collection
Citation
“Medical Instrument (2019.06.012),” Museums and Material Culture (Fall 2023), accessed October 2, 2024, https://mail.unkpublichistory.reclaim.hosting/items/show/365.