Vaginal depressor(?), steel and ebony, 19th centur

Made:
1801-1900
Vaginal depressor(?), steel and ebony, 19th century

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Vaginal depressor(?), steel and ebony, 19th century
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Vaginal depressor(?), steel and ebony, 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A612665
Materials:
steel and ebony
Measurements:
length 240 mm
width 24 mm
height 22 mm
type:
vaginal depressors

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