Glass tube containing sterile catgut suture

Made:
1901-1926
Glass tube containing sterile catgut suture, probably English

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Glass tube containing sterile catgut suture, probably English
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Glass tube containing sterile catgut suture, probably English, 1901-1926

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A616786
Materials:
tube, glass and suture, catgut
Measurements:
tube: length 94 mm
tube: diameter 14 mm
type:
sutures
credit:
James Arnold and Sons

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