Amputation knife or catlin by Evans, c. 1850

Made:: 1801-1880 in London

Amputation knife or catlin by Evans, c. 1850
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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A647968

Materials:: blade, steel and handle, wood

Measurements:: length 191 mm
upper blade: length 58 mm
lower blade: length 75 mm
whole: width 17 mm

type:: amputation knives

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Amputation knife or catlin by Evans, c. 1850

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