M0001472: Axis traction obstetrical forceps, type designed by Alexander Russell Simpson (1835-1916)

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Obstetric forceps, A.R. Simpson's axis traction

Black and white photograph of a pair of axis traction obstetrical forceps, type designed by Alexander Russell Simpson (1835-1916), Scottish physician and Professor of Midwifery at the University of Edinburgh. The item was previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

16 December 1930

1 photograph glass plate negative; 16.5 x 12 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.