AWM Collection Record: RELAWM31972
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ID Number: | RELAWM31972 |
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| Title: | Scalpel and tweezers : Hospital Ship "Centaur" : Frank Reid | ||
| Maker: | Turton and Sons | ||
| Object type: | Heraldry | ||
| Place made: | United Kingdom: England, South Yorkshire, Sheffield | ||
| Date made: | Unknown | ||
| Physical description: | Ferrous Metal; Stainless steel; Scalpel is equipped with a scalloped stainless steel handle, impressed on one side "TURTON & SONS SHEFFIELD" and on the other "Elliotts Australian Drug Limited". The blade is very rusty, reflecting its time in the Centaur lifeboat. The tweezers are made from two lengths of sprung steel, welded at the top. The tweezers are also very rusty. | ||
| Summary: | Associated with Frank Reid, the hospital ship Centaur's butcher who used them aboard the lifeboat he found himself on after the sinking. | ||
| Copyright: | AWM copyright | ||
| Related subject: | Medical equipment | ||
| Related unit: | Hospital ship Centaur; Hospital ships | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:08:02 GMT
