A rare 19th century silver plated 4 blade vaginal speculum. This instrument was made by Meadows in 1869. It is marked Maw Son and Thompson. It works on a similar principle to the Graves speculum but the two small extra blades take their leverage from the main blades. A retaining screw to fixes the blades in an open position. In excellent condition with a <1mm bubble under the silver plate at the tip of one of the blades.