Lithotomy gorget with gutter shaped blade

Made:
1801-1870 in London
maker:
Simpson
Lithotomy gorget with gutter shaped blade

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Lithotomy gorget with gutter shaped blade
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Lithotomy gorget with gutter shaped blade, bilateral cutting edge at proximal probe end. Flat, angled handle, steel, by Simpson, c. 1850

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A610143
Materials:
complete and steel (metal)
Measurements:
overall: 31 mm x 189 mm,
type:
gorgets