Folding bistoury in tortoiseshell sheath

Made:
1801-1900 in Portsea
Bistoury, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath

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Bistoury, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath
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Bistoury, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Dyer of Portsea(?), 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A618280
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Measurements:
open: length 154 mm
closed: length 94 mm
width 15 mm
height 6 mm
type:
bistouries

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