Desmarre's cataract knife with ivory handle

Made:: 1801-1900 in London

maker:: Ferguson

Desmarre's cataract knife with ivory handle, by Ferguson, English, 19th century

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Category:: Ophthalmology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A617600

Materials:: steel and ivory

type:: cataract knives

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Desmarre's cataract knife with ivory handle

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