Rugine, steel and ebony, 18th century

Made:: 1701-1800

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Rugine, steel and ebony, 18th century

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A159524

Materials:: steel and ebony

type:: rugines

credit:: Glendining

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Rugine, steel and ebony, 18th century

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