Folding bistoury in tortoiseshell sheath

Made:
1783-1843 in London
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 Laundy of London, 1783-1843

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A618320
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Measurements:
open: length 172 mm
closed: length 103 mm
width 15 mm
height 4 mm
type:
bistouries

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