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scissors, surgical

human history
  • Other Name

    Surgical scissors (small) [WW1] (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Surgical scissors (small) [WW1]

    Belonged to Captain TA Blake, NZ Veterinary Corps, WW1

  • Accession Number
    2014.69.21
  • Accession Date
    11 Sep 2014
  • Department

    History

    War History

scissors, surgical 2014.69.21

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Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2014.69.21
    Bequest of Mr Arie de Geus
  • Associated Notes

    Surgical scissors (small) [WW1]

    Belonged to Captain Thomas Arnold Blake, NZ Veterinary Corps, NZEF

    Thomas Arnold Blake (1882-1966) was a member of the Rangoon Vol. Rifles from 1906. By 1913 he was living in New Zealand and tended horses of the Special Constables camped in the Auckland Domain during the 1913 Waterfront Strike, probably as an employee of the Department of Agriculture.

    During WW1 he enlisted as a Captain in the New Zealand Veterinary Corps (Service no 13/637) embarking with the Main Body. He served as an official veterinarian in the 1NZEF in France & Egypt. On 29 August 1915, while in Egypt, he married Mabel Deane.

    Post-WW1 TA Blake served in the Territorial Army as Major.

  • Associated Event
    WW1; 1914-1918
  • Associated Person

     Major Thomas Arnold Blake

     NZ Veterinary Corps

  • Period

    World War 1, 1914-18/Wars

  • Media

    metal/inorganic material

  • Measurement Reading

    132mm

    57mm

  • Classification

    Scissors, Surgical

    Instrument, Surgical

    Medical Instruments

    Medical & Psychological T&E

    05 Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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