STAT profiled the collection, which is a tribute to Charles F. Ferguson, MD, who worked at Children’s for 35 years to “preserve the pediatric airway,” according to the piece.
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The collection features items dating back to 1918 and through the 1940s.
Various items include:
- Chicken claw
- Sardine can key
- Doll’s hand
- Doll’s eye
- Political button supporting President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Bell
- Cotton swabs
See pictures of the collection and find out more here.
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