Double-ended exploring needle in ivory screw case

Made:: 1870-1901 in London

maker:: S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson

Double-ended exploring needle in ivory screw case, made by S
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Double-ended exploring needle in ivory screw case, made by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, London, English, 1870-1901

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A618924

Materials:: steel, handle and case, ivory and handle and case, silver

Measurements:: case: length 121 mm
case: diameter 7 mm

type:: exploring needles

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Double-ended exploring needle in ivory screw case

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