Trocar, steel, with ebony handle

Made:
1801-1900
Trocar, steel, with ebony handle, European, 1801-1900

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Trocar, steel, with ebony handle, European, 1801-1900
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Trocar, steel, with ebony handle, European, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A622658
Materials:
shaft, steel, ferrule, brass, handle, ebony and blade, steel
Measurements:
length 231 mm
handle: diameter 29 mm
shaft: diameter 9 mm
type:
trocars

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