Lithotomy gorget or conductor with twin blades forming gutter and curved handles

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Lithotomy gorget or conductor with twin blades forming gutter
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Lithotomy gorget or conductor with twin blades forming gutter and curved handles. Steel, c. 1780. From the Gorga collection

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A610176
Materials:
complete and steel (metal)
Measurements:
overall: 50 mm x 75 mm x 247 mm,
type:
gorgets