Pocket trocar

Made:
1870-1920
Pocket trocar, metal, with 4 silver(?) cannulae and case

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Pocket trocar, metal, with 4 silver(?) cannulae and case
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Pocket trocar, metal, with 4 silver(?) cannulae and case, European, 1870-1920

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A622560
Materials:
shaft, steel, blade, steel, cannulae, silver, ? material, handle, brass (plated), ? brass and case, brass (plated), ? brass
Measurements:
length 82 mm
handle: diameter 9 mm
cannulae: diameter 1 mm
type:
trocars

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