Trocar, steel with silver cannula in ivory screw case

Made:
1830-1900 in London
maker:
Maw
Trocar, steel with silver cannula in ivory screw case

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Trocar, steel with silver cannula in ivory screw case, made by Maw, English, 1830-1900

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A138957
Materials:
steel, cannula, silver and case, ivory
Measurements:
case: length 190 mm
case: diameter 18 mm
cannula shaft: diameter 2 mm
type:
trocars
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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