A Victorian silver folding tongue depressor,
by H. Atkins, Sheffield 1894,
shaped rectangular form, hinged in the middle, with a textured surface for a better grip, length open 15cm, approx. weight 2.5oz.
For a similar example see, 'Antique Medical Instruments', by Elizabeth Bennion, Sotheby, Parke, Bernet, 1979, page 105.
