Aspirator in shagreen case

Made:
1901-1962 in London
maker:
Maw
Aspirator in shagreen case, Potain type, made by Maw

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Aspirator in shagreen case, Potain type, made by Maw
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Aspirator in shagreen case, Potain type, made by Maw, Son and Sons, owned by F.T. Burkitt, English, 1901-1962

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A500066
Materials:
steel (chromium plated), rubber, leather, silk, velvet and wood
Measurements:
case: length 235 mm
case: width 110 mm
case, approx: height 50 mm
syringe: length 185 mm
syringe, max: width 58 mm
skin piercer, largest: length 150 mm
bung with valves, approx: height 82 mm
bung with valves: width 82 mm
mirror, largest: length 130 mm
type:
aspirators

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