2 abscess knives
- Made:
- 1901-1930
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License2 abscess knives, with removable blades, on curved
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2 abscess knives, with removable blades, on curved, the other straight, steel, in metal case, with spare blades, British, early 20th century
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A616886
- Materials:
- steel, plated
- Measurements:
-
length 160 mm
width 3 mm
height 11 mm
case: length 167 mm
case: width 36 mm
case: height 22 mm
- type:
- abscess knife
- credit:
- Firth, S.M.
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