Set of surgical instruments

Made:: 1851-1900 in London

maker:: S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson

Set of surgical instruments, ivory handles and steel blades

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Set of surgical instruments, ivory handles and steel blades
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Set of surgical instruments, ivory handles and steel blades, in mahogany case, instruments by Aitken, case by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, set consists of two bistouries, aneurysm needle, double tumour hook and Liston's tumour and naevus needle, personal relic of J.W. Whitney, English, second half 19th century

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A652939

Materials:: instruments, steel, instruments, ivory, case, mahogany and case, brass

type:: surgical instrument sets

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