Exploring needle

Made:
1801-1890 in France
maker:
Unknown
Exploring needle, steel in tortoiseshell handle, French

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Exploring needle, steel in tortoiseshell handle, French
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Exploring needle, steel in tortoiseshell handle, French, 1801-1890

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658720
Materials:
handle, tortoiseshell and needle, steel
Measurements:
length 70 mm
width 10 mm
height 5 mm
type:
exploring needles

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