Collection

Tongue depressor

Made:
1801-1900

Tongue depressor, steel and ebony, folding, 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A158169
Materials:
steel and ebony
type:
tongue depressors
credit:
Penon

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