Amputation knife by Weiss, c. 1850

Made:: 1787-1850 in London

maker:: Weiss, John

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A647960

Materials:: blade, steel and handle, ebonite

Measurements:: length 324 mm
blade: length 215 mm
blade: width 17 mm

type:: amputation knives

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Amputation knife by Weiss, c. 1850

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