Hugh Young's boomerang needle holder
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Hugh Young's boomerang needle holder, with three needles, for prostatectomy, nickel-plated, by the Genito-Urinary Co., London, 1920-1940
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A500148
- Materials:
- box, cardboard and instrument, metal (nickel-plated)
- Measurements:
-
instrument: length 250 mm
instrument: diameter 26 mm
- type:
- boomerang needle holders
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