Knife, steel and wood, 17th or 18th centuries

Made:
1601-1800
Knife, steel and wood, 17th or 18th centuries

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Knife, steel and wood, 17th or 18th centuries
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Knife, steel and wood, 17th or 18th centuries

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A620136
Materials:
steel and wood
Measurements:
open: length 188 mm
width 12 mm
height 19 mm
type:
knives

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