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Holt's urethral dilator, silver and ivory, and 2 cannulae, in case, made by Joseph Wood, 28 Spurrier Gate, York, England, 1799-1870.
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A611064
- Materials:
- complete, silver (metal), ivory, metal plated (unknown), wood (unidentified), leather, silk, velvet and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
-
overall (cannula-large): 327 mm 6 mm,
overall (cannula-small): 327 mm 4 mm,
overall (case): 346 mm
- type:
- urethral dilator
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
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