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LicenseSyme abscess knife, with bistoury, steel, folding
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Syme abscess knife, with bistoury, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Wood, English, 19th century
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A618243
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Measurements:
-
open: length 207 mm
closed: length 91 mm
width 11 mm
height 7 mm
- type:
- abscess knife
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