Folding bistoury in tortoiseshell sheath

Made:
1865-1875 in London
Bistoury, double, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath

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Bistoury, double, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath
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Bistoury, double, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Millikin of London, 1865-1875

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A618233
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Measurements:
open: length 229 mm
closed: length 92 mm
width 9 mm
height 6 mm
type:
bistouries

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