Trocar, with metal cannula and ebonised wooden handle

Trocar, with metal cannula and ebonised wooden handle

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Trocar, with metal cannula and ebonised wooden handle
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Trocar, with metal cannula and ebonised wooden handle, probably German, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A71618
Materials:
steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), wood (unidentified), nickel plated and complete
Measurements:
overall: 124 mm
overall (cannula shaft): 3 mm,
overall (handle): 24 mm,
type:
trocar
credit:
Taeuber and Weil