Gräfenberg's rings in paper packet

Date
Circa 1940
 Description
Seven Gräfenberg's rings, an early intra-uterine device, in a cream coloured paper packet, size 25 mm. Packet is torn open at one end. Printed text on the packet reads "SILVER CIRCLE / ORIGINAL GRAFENBERG RINGS / TRADE MARK / MADE BY / L. de VAHL DAVIS". The ring was introduced by German gynaecologist Ernst Gräfenberg in 1929, but ceased to be in wide use around 1939.

Object detail

Date
Circa 1940
Medium
metal, silk, paper, ink
Measurements
0.6 x 8.7 x 5.2 cm
Accession Number
A2008_36_008
Object Type
obstetrics and gynaecology/contraceptive device
Named Collection
Royal Women's Hospital Collection
Medical History Museum Category
Royal Women's Hospital
Museum
Medical History Museum

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