Trocar with cannula

Made:
1820-1865 in Paris
maker:
Charrière
Trocar with cannula, metal with vulcanite(?) handle

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Trocar with cannula, metal with vulcanite(?) handle
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Trocar with cannula, metal with vulcanite(?) handle, made by Charriere, Paris, French, 1803-1876

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A622767
Materials:
shaft and blade, metal, cannula, metal and handle, vulcanite, ? material
Measurements:
length 150 mm
handle: width 25 mm
handle: thickness 4 mm
type:
trocars