Syme abscess knife

Made:: 1846-1900 in London

maker:: William Matthews

Syme abscess knife, with scalpel, steel, in ivory sheath

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Syme abscess knife, with scalpel, steel, in ivory sheath
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Syme abscess knife, with scalpel, steel, in ivory sheath, by Matthews of London, 1846-1900

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A618240

Materials:: steel and ivory

type:: abscess knife

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