Bow-frame amputation saw, c. 1800

Made:: 1781-1880

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A600807

Materials:: blade, steel, frame, steel and handle, wood

type:: amputation saws

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Bow-frame amputation saw, c. 1800

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