Cautery, steel and ebony

Made:
1801-1900
Cautery, steel and ebony, with spare iron, 19th century

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Cautery, steel and ebony, with spare iron, 19th century
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Cautery, steel and ebony, with spare iron, 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A622639
Materials:
steel and ebony
Measurements:
length 225 mm
diameter 24 mm
type:
cautery

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