Amputation knife, or catlin, by Maw c. 1850

Made:: 1807-1901 in London

maker:: Maw

Amputation knife, or catlin, by Maw c. 1850
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Amputation knife, or catlin, by Maw c. 1850

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A600668

Materials:: blade, steel and handle, wood

Measurements:: length 290 mm
blade: length 170 mm
blade: width 19 mm

type:: amputation knives

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Amputation knife, or catlin, by Maw c. 1850

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