Circumcision knife with semi-circular blade folding into straight silver handle

Made:: 1781-1890

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Circumcision knife with semi-circular blade folding into straight silver handle, c. 1850

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A610558

Materials:: steel (metal), silver (metal) and complete

Measurements:: overall: 37 mm x 134 mm,

type:: circumcision knife

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Circumcision knife with semi-circular blade folding into straight silver handle

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