Glass specimen jar containing boric acid

Glass specimen jar containing boric acid, probably used by Joseph Lister

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A642749

Materials:: glass

type:: specimen jar

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Glass specimen jar containing boric acid

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