Lancet, steel and tortoiseshell

Made:
1701-1800
Lancet, steel and tortoiseshell, broken

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Lancet, steel and tortoiseshell, broken
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Lancet, steel and tortoiseshell, broken, in shagreen and metal case, 18th century

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A617954
Materials:
lancet, steel and tortoiseshell
Measurements:
lancet: length 56 mm
lancet: width 9 mm
height 81 mm
diameter 27 mm
type:
lancet cases

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