Thompson's lithotrite with flat blade at proximal curve

Made:: 1801-1910

maker:: S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson

Thompson's lithotrite with flat blade at proximal curve

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Thompson's lithotrite with flat blade at proximal curve, cylindrical handle with push-button and adjustable wheel handle by Maw, c. 1870

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A610951

Materials:: steel

type:: lithotrites

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Thompson's lithotrite with flat blade at proximal curve

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