Pair of metal tweezers, Mexico, 1880-1935

Made:
1880-1935
SMG00167608

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Pair of metal tweezers, Mexico, 1880-1935

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A116408
Materials:
metal
Measurements:
length 49 mm
width 25 mm
type:
tweezers

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