M0009926: Operation bell from University College Hospital, 1791

Previous title, replaced February 2021: Operation bell, dated 1791.

Photograph of a bell from 1791 which was used to summon attendants hold patients still during operations prior to the introduction of anaesthetics.

March 1947

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.