Sterilized catgut

Made:
1880-1920
Sterilized catgut, in three glass tubes, with cardboard packet

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Sterilized catgut, in three glass tubes, with cardboard packet
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Sterilized catgut, in three glass tubes, with cardboard packet, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A613507
Materials:
tube, glass and packet, cardboard
Measurements:
tube: length 101 mm
tube: diameter 9 mm
packet: length 108 mm
packet: width 39 mm
packet: height 16 mm
type:
sutures

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