“We often find small polypi in the canal of the cervix. …They may be very effectually destroyed bymechanicalpressurefrom a sponge tent worn for 24 hours, or they may be cut off with a scissors; I prefer the latter.  We often fail in the extraction of small mucousor cystic polypi for the want of a suitable instrument." An unusual form by New York maker Tiemann that is significantly longer than typically seen, with serrated jaws at the distal end, polished steel, FC.