Craniometer used for measuring the skull

Made:: 1840-1880 in France

Craniometer used for measuring the skull, owned by Paul Broca, a pioneering craniologist, French, 1840-1880

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Category:: Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A683064

type:: craniometers

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Craniometer used for measuring the skull

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