Scalpel and bistoury

Made:
1822-1869 in London
maker:
Ferguson
Scalpel and bistoury, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath

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Scalpel and bistoury, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath
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Scalpel and bistoury, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Ferguson of London, 18ss-1869

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A618437
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Measurements:
open: length 185 mm
closed: length 92 mm
width 12 mm
height 5 mm
type:
scalpels

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