Set of three amputation knives

Made:
1750-1850 in Edinburgh
maker:
Young
Set of three amputation knives, in case, by Young, c.1800

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Set of three amputation knives, in case, by Young, c.1800
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Set of three amputation knives, in case, by Young, c.1800

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A600649
Materials:
case, wood, case, leather, case, velvet, blades, steel and handles, wood
Measurements:
case: length 416 mm
case: width 50 mm
case: height 40 mm
knife 1: length 397 mm
knife 2: length 321 mm
knife 3: length 250 mm
type:
amputation knives