Vaginal fistula needle

Made:
1822-1869 in London
maker:
Ferguson
Vaginal fistula needle, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath

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Vaginal fistula needle, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath
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Vaginal fistula needle, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Ferguson, 21 Giltspur Street, London, England, 1822-1869.

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A618492
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Measurements:
open: length 165 mm
closed: length 92 mm
width 14 mm
height 6 mm
type:
vaginal fistula needles

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