Hare-lip forceps

Made:
1851-1900
Hare-lip forceps, parallel blades, steel

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Hare-lip forceps, parallel blades, steel
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Hare-lip forceps, parallel blades, steel, second half 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A614907
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Measurements:
length 159 mm
width 49 mm
height 7 mm
type:
hare-lip forceps

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