Uterine foreign body snare(?), Baudeloque's whaleb

Made:
1850-1900 in France
maker:
Unknown
Uterine foreign body snare(?)

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Uterine foreign body snare(?), Baudeloque's whalebone and German silver with ebony handle, French, 1850-1900

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658683
Materials:
handle, ebony, shaft, whalebone and shaft, german silver
Measurements:
length 465 mm
width 25 mm
height 12 mm
type:
uterine foreign body snares