Steel section knife

Steel section knife, with thumb slide and screw

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Steel section knife, with thumb slide and screw
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Steel section knife, with thumb slide and screw, personal relic of Dr. Laidlaw Purves, Wis, London, England, 1860-1920

Details

Category:
Microbiology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652019
Materials:
steel, case, leather and case, velvet
Measurements:
knife: length 160 mm
knife, max: width 11 mm
knife, max: height 22 mm
case: length 172 mm
case: width 23 mm
case: height 25 mm
type:
section knives