Scalpel, steel, folding

Made:
1870-1901 in London
maker:
S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson
Scalpel, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath, by S

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Scalpel, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath, by S
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Scalpel, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath, by S. Maw Son and Thompson of London, 1870-1901

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A618433
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Measurements:
open: length 166 mm
closed: length 99 mm
width 13 mm
height 4 mm
type:
scalpels

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