Boxed set of 3 trocars

Boxed set of 3 trocars, steel, with ebony handles, 2 missing

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Boxed set of 3 trocars, steel, with ebony handles, 2 missing
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Boxed set of 3 trocars, steel, with ebony handles, 2 missing, with 3 nested metal cannulae, European, 1801-1890

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Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A195662
Materials:
shaft & blade, steel, cannula, white metal, ? material, handle, ebony, case, wood, case, leather, case, silk, case, velvet and case, metal, catch
Measurements:
largest: length 146 mm
handle largest: diameter 21 mm
largest cannula shaft: diameter 7 mm
case: length 162 mm
case: width 72 mm
case: thickness 33 mm
type:
trocars
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)