Probang, German silver with whalebone shaft

Made:: 1860-1910 in France

maker:: Unknown

Probang, German silver with whalebone shaft, French, 1860-1910
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Probang, German silver with whalebone shaft, French, 1860-1910

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A658762

Materials:: head, german silver, handle, german silver and shaft, whalebone

Measurements:: length 586 mm
width 29 mm
height 25 mm

type:: probangs

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Probang, German silver with whalebone shaft

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