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Van Huevel's Destructive Forceps with Chainsaw
For dividing the crown of the baby from crown to base. |
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The Lollini
This perforator was used to perform a craniotomy
on
the baby
as the preliminary
process in collapsing
the skull,
which would
allow subsequent extraction. |
Tire-tete
This abortion intrument's purpose was to hold the baby's head with
the spiked ends.
Once the head was held, a long thin probe was
pushed deep into the skull like a sword.
The instrument held the baby's head, so once it was cut off, it would not float around in the uterus. |
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Cranioclast
This abortion instrument was used to crush
the baby's skull
so as to
allow the extraction. |
Tire-Tete
This abortion instrument works by pushing the spike into the child's head. Once it is inside, the button is pushed. When it flattens, you can pull the child out. |
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Embryotome
This abortion instrument was used to
cut off the
baby's head, legs and arms. |
Smellie's Double Crochet
This abortion tool was used to grab and rip the baby out. |
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Jacquemier's Decapitator
This abortion instrument was used to decapitate the child. |
Levret's Head Extractor
This abortion instrument's only function was to take out the child's decapitated head. |
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Decapitator
This abortion instrument was used to stab into the
baby. The handles would be squeezed, which would
then open the blades. You can imagine the rest of it. |
Mauriceau's Head Extractor |
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Jacob Fried's Steel Dagger
This abortion instrument has a long knife blade
that is pushed deep into
the baby's head. It has a
blade adjustment and a shield to protect the uterus.
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TracHellorHecktor Destructive Hook
The folded hooks are positioned around the back of the neck and the
handles turn apart 180 degrees causing the cervical spine to fracture. |
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Luer Cranial Perforator
This abortion instrument was used to drill a hole in
the baby's head to collapse the skull for extraction. |
Pullhead
This abortion instrument was used to capture
the baby's
head once it was cut off. |
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Braun's Cranial Perforator
This abortion instrument was used to bore a
hole in
the baby's
skull to allow easier extraction. |
Destructive Instruments
Top abortion instrument was used to scoop out the
brain.
Middle abortion instrument is a double hook.
Bottom abortion instrument is a single hook. |
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Tarnier's Basiotribe
This abortion instrument was used for
perforating
and crushing the baby's head. |
Blot's Cranial Perforators
These abortion instruments were designed to be pushed
into the baby's skull
and opened, cutting it into pieces. |
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Davis' Guarded Crochet
This abortion instrument was used for obtaining a firm grasp
of the
baby's head. The
heavy crochet has 3 sharp teeth and
was applied to the outside and inside of the cranium. |
Blot's Cephalotribe
This abortion instrument was used to crush and flatten the baby's head. |
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British Decapitator
This abortion instrument has a serrated edge
so cutting
the
baby's head off would be easier. |
Vicarelli's Trephine Cranial Perforator
This abortion instrument was screwed into the baby's head,
causing it to collapse for an easier extraction. |
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A.R. Simpson's Basilysts
These abortion instruments were screwed into the baby's head.
Once
inside the
head, the handle was pushed down allowing
a sharp knife to come out and cut the skull into pieces. |
Guarded Hook and Crochet
This abortion instrument was used to pull out
the baby.
Usually, it
only took out a little at a time.
It also guarded
against rupturing the uterus. |
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Dr. Bedford's Double Crochets
This abortion tool was designed to hook into the
baby without ripping into the uterus. |
It is believed that this abortion instrument was used to turn the baby around in the uterus. It works by inserting the acorn-like device deep into the baby's mouth. The baby swallows it. After some time, it goes down to the stomach. When the cord is pulled, sharp spikes stab into the baby's belly. The baby can then be forced around and down, making the abortion easier to perform. |
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Levret's Tire-Tete for removing a decapitated head |
L.J. Hubert's Transforator
The olive-shaped end is screwed into the baby's skull
and the hinged blade is passed over the baby's head causing it to split. |
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Tire-Tete
These abortion instruments were used to grasp the inside
and the
outside of the baby's head by stabbing one end of the
instrument
into the cranium. The teeth would grab into the skull allowing for extraction. |
A.R. Simpson's Improved Basilyst
The basilyst was used for the perforation of the baby's skull.
It was screwed
in and then the handles pulled down, splitting the head. |
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Decapitator
This abortion instrument was used to cut off the baby's head. |
Cranial Perforator
This abortion instrument was used by stabbing the sharp edge into
the baby's head and then cutting it apart with the built-in scissors. |
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Perforator
This abortion tool has a long spike that comes out
and goes deep into the baby's cranium. |
Bergamini Perforator
This abortion instrument screws into the child's head,
allowing
for an easier extraction. |
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Braun's Cranioclast
This abortion instrument was applied to the baby's head
and then
twisted,
causing portions of the skull to rip off. |
Braun's Trephine Cranial Perforators
These abortion instruments were used to bore a hole in
the
baby's head,
allowing an easy collapse for extraction. |
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Conquest Cranioclast
This abortion instrument has large teeth to grip and crush the baby's head. |
Cephalotribe with chain and ratchet
This abortion instrument was used to crush and flatten the baby's head. |
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Spear Perforator
This abortion instrument was used to stab into the baby's head. |
Braxton & Hick's Cephalotribe
This abortion instrument was used for crushing the baby's skull. |
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Civil War Abortion Set
Presented to Surgeon W.C. Johnson
By the members of 109th Regiment |
Simpson's Impreoved Cranioclast
The purpose of this abortion instrument was to get
a better grip
of the baby's head before crushing it. |
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Holmes' Perforators
These abortion instruments were involved in the
extraction of the
baby by collapsing the skull.
The joint
mechanism allowed
the point to be opened within the skull. |
Leisnisch Kiewisch Cranial Perforator |
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Perforators
There were hundreds of designs. They were used
to stab
into the baby's
head, tearing it into pieces. |
Decapitator |
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Blot's Cephalotribe
This abortion instrument was used to crush and flatten the baby's head. |
Cranioclast
For gripping and crushing. |
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Auvard's Basiotribe |
Crochet |
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Wide-edged Crochet |
Used to crush. |
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Embryotomy Forceps
This abortion instrument was used to take out body parts. |
Destructive Hooks
After breaking off the baby's skull with a perforator,
the crochet is inserted into the cranium and pulled. |
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Smellie's Double Crochet
Used to grab and rip the baby out. |
Guarded Crochet
This abortion instrument was used to grip and pull. |
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Decapitators |
Dubois' Embryotomy Decapitating Scissors
These abortion instruments were used to cut off the head, arms and legs. |
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Abortifacient and Baptismal Syringe
Details to come. |
Destructive Hook
This abortion instrument was twisted to snap the baby's neck. |
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Cranial Perforator
This abortion instrument was used to bore a hole in
the child's head, allowing an easy collapse for extraction. |
Thomas Serrated Edge Scoop
This abortion instrument was used to remove body parts of the baby. |
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Details to come
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Vectus with Destructive Attachments |
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Modified Crochet
Once this abortion instrument is close to the baby's neck,
you turn the wheel on the handle. It would curl around the neck;
then you
could twist it, causing the neck to break.
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Cranial Perforator
This abortion instrument was used to bore a hole in
the child's head, allowing an easy collapse for extraction. |
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Craniotomy Forceps
This abortion instrument was used to grab and pull
out pieces of the baby's skull after a craniotomy. |
Details coming soon
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Cranioclast |
Ribemont's Embryotome with Chainsaw
This abortion instrument was used to
dismember
and/or decapitate the baby. |
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Mauriceau's Head Extractor |
Vaginal Speculum
This instrument opens the vagina and is used to aid in abortion.
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This abortion instrument was jammed in the baby's skull and
twisted causing it to turn into a T. Then, a decapitator
was used allowing the baby's head to be extracted. |
Uterine Dilator
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Uterine Dilator |
Sea-Tangle Tents
This tool, used for dilating the cervix, were used for abortions. |
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Osiander's Amniotone |
Abortion tonics date back to ancient times, and were common throughout the centuries. This cruel death
by poisoning made the child suffer for weeks. Abortion instruments were used because the abortion tonics failed most of the time.
Tonics made by H.K. Mulford Co.
One is an aphrodisiac (left image), and one is for killing the child (right image). |
Abortion Tonic in a Glass Bottle shaped like a baby
Circa 1850
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