Forceps
- Object Name:
- Forceps
- Object ID:
- 2014.050.08
- Date:
- circa 1810
- Description:
- Forceps used by Dr. Joseph Morrill Harper (1787-1865) of Canterbury, NH, a surgeon in the War of 1812. Steel forceps. Short blade, long handle. Blades are flat tipped, and sharply curved inward. Pivot pin just behind of the blades. Handles are broad and flat, curving inward at ends.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-0.6 W-1.3 L-5.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Descended from Dr. Joseph Morrill Harper (1787-1865) to the donor's husband, Philip S. Harper Jr. (1923-2008).
Joseph Morrill Harper was born in Limerick, Maine, and went to school in Fryeburg. He started practicing medicine in Sanbornton, NH in 1810 and moved to Canterbury in 1811. He was a surgeon in the War of 1812. He served in the NH legislature, as ex officio Governor in 1831, and in the U.S. Congress, 1831-35. He died in Canterbury. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Harriet P. Harper
- Subjects:
- Medical equipment and supplies, War of 1812, Doctors, Physicians
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