Combination instrument for cranial surgery

Made:: 1840-1865 in Paris

maker:: Charrière

Combination instrument for cranial surgery, Bonnet and Heine-Martin combined skull saw and trephine instrument, in case, by Charriere, Paris, 1840-1865

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A658674

Materials:: case, leatherette, lining, suede and handle, ebony

type:: cranial saws

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Combination instrument for cranial surgery

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