Mouth dilator

Dilators, mouth, probably Heister's, probably 18th century to c

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Dilators, mouth, probably Heister's, probably 18th century to c
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Dilators, mouth, probably Heister's, probably 18th century to c. 1870, possibly steel

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Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A613141
Materials:
steel, ? material
Measurements:
length 138 mm
closed: width 60 mm
height 13 mm
type:
oral speculi
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust