Patent Model - Pessary

Maker and role
William Elmer, Patentee
 Production date
Aug 17 1858
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Brass
Measurements
20 1/2 x 17 x 2 1/4" (52.1 x 43.2 x 5.7cm)
Description
Elmer's improved patent "consists in forming a uterine support of a light, flexible or elastic bar or tube of gold, of other suitable materials bent in the form of a yoke at its middle and posterior part, curved downward and outward..." (Patent Number 21,189)
Collection
Rothschild Patent Model Collection
Object number
2015.14.242
Currently on display?
No
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