Skey's tourniquet for compression of the thigh

Made:: 1801-1880

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Skey's tourniquet for compression of the thigh
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Skey's tourniquet for compression of the thigh, adjustable metal frame and two pads, c. 1878

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A600739

Materials:: frame, steel, pads, steel and pads, felt

type:: tourniquets

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Skey's tourniquet for compression of the thigh

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