Straight lithotomy forceps with bilateral scoop blades and cross-action shanks

Made:: 1851-1880 in Salisbury

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Straight lithotomy forceps with bilateral scoop blades and
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Straight lithotomy forceps with bilateral scoop blades and cross-action shanks, by Meesham, Sarum (Salisbury), c. 1860

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A610465

Materials:: steel (metal) and complete

Measurements:: overall: 54 mm x 250 mm,

type:: forceps

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Straight lithotomy forceps with bilateral scoop blades and cross-action shanks

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