Hysterotome, hybrid of Aveling's and Greenhalgh's steel with ebony handle

Made:
1864-1869 in London
Hysterotome, hybrid of Aveling's and Greenhalgh's steel with ebony handle

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Hysterotome, hybrid of Aveling's and Greenhalgh's steel with ebony handle, cased, by Mayer and Co. London, 1864-1869

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A612035
Materials:
handle, ebony, head, steel and cse, leatherette
Measurements:
case: length 45 mm
case: width 335 mm
case: height 40 mm
type:
hysterotomes

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