Uterine dilator

Made:
1885-1910
Uterine dilator, modification of Duke's, nickel-plated steel

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Uterine dilator, modification of Duke's, nickel-plated steel
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Uterine dilator, modification of Duke's, nickel-plated steel, with vulcanite handle, English, 1885-1910

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A612282
Materials:
handle, vulcanite and head, steel (nickel-plated)
Measurements:
length 308 mm
width 72 mm
height 30 mm
type:
uterine dilators
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust

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