Folding bistoury in tortoiseshell sheath

Made:: 1871-1900 in Sheffield

Bistoury, double, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath, by W

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Bistoury, double, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath, by W. and H. Hutchinson of Sheffield, late 19th century

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A618238

Materials:: steel and tortoiseshell

type:: bistouries

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Folding bistoury in tortoiseshell sheath

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