Lithotomy staff with slight proximal curve

Made:: 1781-1850 in London

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Lithotomy staff with slight proximal curve
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Lithotomy staff with slight proximal curve, median groove and flat handle, steel, by Laundy, c. 1820

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A610806

Materials:: steel (metal) and complete

Measurements:: overall: 25 mm x 310 mm,

type:: lithotomy staff

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Lithotomy staff with slight proximal curve

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