Opium knife

Made:
1801-1900 in China
Opium knife(?), steel, probably Chinese, 1801-1900 Opium knife(?), steel, probably Chinese, 1801-1900
Opium knife(?), steel, probably Chinese, 1801-1900 Opium knife(?), steel, probably Chinese, 1801-1900

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Opium knife(?), steel, probably Chinese, 1801-1900
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Opium knife(?), steel, probably Chinese, 1801-1900
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Opium knife(?), steel, probably Chinese, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A610683
Materials:
complete and steel
Measurements:
overall: 2 mm x 108 mm x 7 mm,
type:
smoking and knife

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