Holt's urethral dilator and two cannulae
- maker:
- Company, Henry Aitken and
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LicenseHolt's urethral dilator with 2 cannulae, plated metal and ebony
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Holt's urethral dilator with 2 cannulae, plated metal and ebony, made by Henry Aitken, Bishophill, York, English, 1850-1900
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A611062
- Materials:
- metal (plated), ebony, case, wood, case, leather, case, silk, case, velvet and case, brass
- Measurements:
-
case: length 348 mm
case: width 54 mm
case: thickness 29 mm
approx: length 320 mm
larger cannula: diameter 6 mm
smaller cannula: diameter 5 mm
- type:
- urethral dilators
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
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