Collection

Set of cleft palate instruments

Made:
1870-1900 in London
maker:
Krohne and Sesemann
Set of cleft palate instruments

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Set of cleft palate instruments
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Set of cleft palate instruments, 24 (of 26) knives only remaining, by Krohne and Seseman, London, 1870-1900, once the property of A.E. Durham

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A612803
Materials:
case, leatherette, lining, velvet and instruments, steel
type:
cleft palate knives

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