Amputation saw

Made:
1801-1900 in Paris
maker:
Mathieu
Amputation saw, steel and ebony, by Mathieu of Paris

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Amputation saw, steel and ebony, by Mathieu of Paris
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Amputation saw, steel and ebony, by Mathieu of Paris, 19th century, relic of Abernethy, said to have been used by Dominique Larrey, Surgeon-General to the armies of Napoleon

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A647714
Materials:
steel and ebony
type:
amputation saws
credit:
Loreau, C.