Set of 4 amputation knives

Made:: 1840-1885 in London

maker:: Weiss, John

Set of 4 amputation knives, steel with composition handles
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Set of 4 amputation knives, steel with composition handles, in mahogany box, by Weiss, London, 1840-1885

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A651947

Materials:: box, mahogany, handle, composition and ferrule, silver

Measurements:: box: length 78 mm
box: width 410 mm
box: height 36 mm

type:: amputation knives

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Set of 4 amputation knives

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