Cleft palate needle(?), steel with ivory handle, b

Made:
1830-1870 in London
Cleft palate needle(?), steel with ivory handle, by Durroch

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Cleft palate needle(?), steel with ivory handle, by Durroch
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Cleft palate needle(?), steel with ivory handle, by Durroch, London, 1830-1870

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A617480
Materials:
handle, ivory and head, steel
Measurements:
length 190 mm
width 16 mm
height 32 mm
type:
cleft palate needles

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