General
General
Object Auto ID
87191
Alternate Codes
Equipment and Tools
Common Name
Caustic pencil c. 1915
Classified Name
MEDICAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL T&E
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

A caustic pencil (or silver nitrate stick) is a device for applying topical medication containing silver nitrate and potassium nitrate, used to chemically cauterize skin, providing hemostasis or permanently destroying unwanted tissue such as a wart or skin tag. Material: Ebony. Colour: Dark brown, c. 1915.

Provenance

Cape Medical Museum

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History
Object Age Comment
c. 1915
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