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Hi all Can anyone help with this enquiry? Please reply directly to [log in to unmask] rather than to me. Thanks Emma ------ Forwarded Message From: Shona Thomas <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:51:10 +0100 To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Identification Query Hello there! Hope allıs well in sunny Leeds. I was wondering if the Group might be able to help me with a spot of object identification, please? A gentleman came into Discovery Museum in Newcastle the other day with an antique surgical instrument (see attached photos) hoping we could tell him a bit more about it but itıs got us stumped. Itıs similar to forceps but with a third ³finger², and is cunningly contrived so that the three ³fingers² at the business end open and close together when the screw at the other end is turned. It was made by the Newcastle firm of Brady & Martin, probably in the late 19th century or possibly early 20th, and part of the mechanism is stamped with the number ³7². Any more information would be gratefully received! Many thanks, Shona Shona Thomas Curatorial Assistant (Science and Industry) Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Email: [log in to unmask]