Foreign body extractor

Made:
1870-1910 in France
maker:
Unknown
Foreign body extractor

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Foreign body extractor
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Foreign body extractor, steel and nickel plated brass with ebony handle, French, 1870-1910

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658744
Materials:
handle, ebony, head, steel and cannula, brass, nickel plated
Measurements:
length 225 mm
diameter 20 mm
type:
foreign body extractors

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