Double bistoury

Made:
1871-1910 in Republic of Ireland
maker:
Read
Double bistoury, steel, with tortoiseshell handle, made by Read

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Double bistoury, steel, with tortoiseshell handle, made by Read
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Double bistoury, steel, with tortoiseshell handle, made by Read, Irish(?), 1871-1910

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A622656
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Measurements:
open: length 205 mm
closed: length 111 mm
closed: width 5 mm
type:
bistouries
credit:
Snow, C.G.

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