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Surgical rubber gloves being made at an unknown factory
Topical Press Agency Ltd1939-01-20
Historic England
London, United Kingdom
The rubber glove was invented by William Stewart Halsted, chief of surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA, in 1889. It was first used in surgery in 1894. This photograph shows gloves on moulds being placed in curing ovens.
Historic England Archive MED01/01/0146
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- Title: Surgical rubber gloves being made at an unknown factory
- Creator: Topical Press Agency Ltd
- Date created: 1939-01-20
- Rights: Source: Historic England Archive
- Medium: Photographic paper print
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