Suture wound on wooden former

Made:
1901-1950
Suture wound on wooden former

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Suture wound on wooden former
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Suture wound on wooden former, possibly first half of 20th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A616732
Materials:
former, wood and suture, unidentified
Measurements:
length 130 mm
width 14 mm
height 5 mm
type:
sutures

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