One trocar from set of nesting trocars

Made:
1880-1930
One trocar from set of nesting trocars, steel, corroded

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One trocar from set of nesting trocars, steel, corroded
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One trocar from set of nesting trocars, steel, corroded, British(?), 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Surgery
Object Number:
1983-1460/16
Materials:
steel
Measurements:
trocar: length 62 mm
trocar: diameter 2 mm
type:
trocar sets
credit:
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital

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