Tube of sterile catgut ligature

Made:
1871-1930
Tube of sterile catgut ligature

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Tube of sterile catgut ligature
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Tube of sterile catgut ligature, possibly late 19th or early 20th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A616796
Materials:
bottle, metal, bottle, glass and ligature, catgut
Measurements:
bottle: length 72 mm
bottle: diameter 13 mm
type:
sutures

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