Hare-lip forceps

Made:
1801-1850
Hare-lip forceps, steel, parallel blades

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

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A614913
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Measurements:
length 165 mm
width 53 mm
height 8 mm
type:
hare-lip forceps

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