Folding bistoury in tortoiseshell sheath

Made:: 1701-1800

Bistoury, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath, 18th century

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Bistoury, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath, 18th century
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Bistoury, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath, 18th century

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A618268

Materials:: steel and tortoiseshell

type:: bistouries

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Folding bistoury in tortoiseshell sheath

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