#WordyWednesday: Needle Injector

(A day late, but Mastodon wouldn't upload my pic yesterday)

A stainless-steel tool used to facilitate a mouth closure on a dead person. The tool drives a small barb into the jawbone through the gums (one goes into the upper jaw, one goes into the lower jaw), then the thin wires attached to each barb are twisted together. Not a great tool for embalmers with tiny hands. (I prefer to suture the mouth closed from the inside)

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