Needle, Cooper, steel with ebony handle

Made:
1850-1880 in France
maker:
Mathieu
Needle, Cooper, steel with ebony handle, by Mathieu, France

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Needle, Cooper, steel with ebony handle, by Mathieu, France
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Needle, Cooper, steel with ebony handle, by Mathieu, France, from Charriere, Collin and Gentile collection, 1850-1880

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A606266
Materials:
steel and ebony
Measurements:
length 161 mm
width 23 mm
height 8 mm
type:
needles
credit:
Drouot

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