Elevator with tripod stand for skull surgery

Made:
1801-1900
Elevator with tripod stand for skull surgery

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Elevator with tripod stand for skull surgery
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Elevator with tripod stand for skull surgery, possibly 19th century, steel, wood and velvet

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A620332
Materials:
steel, wood and velvet
Measurements:
length 165 mm
width 93 mm
height 47 mm
type:
skull elevators

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