Copies of lead suture buttons as used by Lister at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Made:
1925-1927

Copies of lead suture buttons as used by Lister at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 1860-1869, made for Lister Centenary exhibition, 1927

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A602523
Materials:
button, lead and loop, string
Measurements:
The 2 suture buttons are both overall: length 30mm, width 20mm, height 2mm. The string that attaches them together is approximately: length 110mm.
type:
suture buttons

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