Tracheotomy hook(?), steel and ebony, 19th century

Made:
1801-1900
Tracheotomy hook(?), steel and ebony, 19th century

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Tracheotomy hook(?), steel and ebony, 19th century
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Tracheotomy hook(?), steel and ebony, 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A613008
Materials:
steel and ebony
Measurements:
length 205 mm
width 15 mm
height 15 mm
type:
tracheotomy hooks

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