Lithotomy gorget with twisted blade and proximal cutting edge

Made:
1801-1900 in London
Lithotomy gorget with twisted blade and proximal cutting edge

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Lithotomy gorget with twisted blade and proximal cutting edge
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Lithotomy gorget with twisted blade and proximal cutting edge. Flattened, angled chequered ebony handle modified by Cline, made by Evans, c. 1870

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A610174
Materials:
steel (metal), ebony and complete
Measurements:
overall: 52 mm x 195 mm,
type:
gorgets