Material relating to Charles Weighton, veterinary surgeon
Content Description
Papers relating to Charles Weighton's veterinary career, including a trocar and canula (instruments designed to treat bloat in cattle) and related papers and leaflets; and various documents and correspondence (1952-1977).
Dates
- Creation: 1952-1977
Creator
Biographical / Historical
A veterinary instrument having a trocar with a curved end and a cannula with its end curved to lie within the trocar during insertion, the cannula being rotatable with respect to the trocar to open out the curved ends after insertion and thereby lock the instrument in position. The parts are held in the closed and open conditions by a pin and slot connection and a biassing spring. A disc can be adjusted to bear against the animal's skin and thus secure the instrument more firmly.
Extent
0.2 linear metres (1 'A' box)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This material consists of two accessions: E.2015.10 being leaflets and notes concerning the trocar and canula; E.2015.56 being the trocar and canula instruments and a file of assorted articles, papers and correspondence concerning Charles Weighton's research.
Processing Information
Description by Clare Button, January 2016.
Creator
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Repository Details
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