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LicenseUterine knife, steel and vulcanite, probably French
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Uterine knife, steel and vulcanite, probably French, with letters case containing replacement heads, late 19th century
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A656388
- Materials:
- steel, vulcanite, case, leather, case, metal and case, velvet
- Measurements:
-
length 268 mm
diameter 11 mm
case: length 70 mm
case: width 28 mm
case: height 14 mm
- type:
- uterine knives
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