2 lancets

Made:
1701-1900 in London
2 lancets, one by Millikin, in tortoiseshell case

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2 lancets, one by Millikin, in tortoiseshell case
Science Museum Group
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2 lancets, one by Millikin, in tortoiseshell case, belonged to Innes James, 18th or 19th century

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A617177
Materials:
case, wood, case, tortoiseshell, case, silver, lancet, tortoiseshell and lancet, steel
Measurements:
case: height 69 mm
case: length 18 mm
case: width 48 mm
lancet: length 52 mm
type:
lancets

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