Benjamin Bell's bow-frame metacarpal saw

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Benjamin Bell's bow-frame metacarpal saw
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Benjamin Bell's bow-frame metacarpal saw, from the collection of Dr. Cock, c. 1750

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A600961

Materials:: blade, steel and frame, steel

type:: amputation saws

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