Folding cautery guard steel

Folding cautery guard steel, with bone handle(?), 1801-1930

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Folding cautery guard steel, with bone handle(?), 1801-1930
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Folding cautery guard steel, with bone handle(?), 1801-1930

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A624121
Materials:
complete, steel and bone
Measurements:
extended: 234 mm x 18 mm,
folded: 129 mm
head: 42 mm
handle: 19 mm
type:
cautery shield