Summary

Used to hold tissue apart during surgical procedures. Usually come as a pair. Used at Month Park Mental Hospital, Bundoora - a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia, circa 1930.

Physical Description

"Sydney Hospital" pattern retractor has a wide, flat shaft, very slightly tapered to one end. Each end curls upward in a saddle-shaped half circle.

Significance

Example of surgical equipment used in Victorian mental health hospitals

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