Packet of surgical needles

Packet of surgical needles

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Packet of surgical needles
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Packet of surgical needles, with eyes of the type designed by Lord Lister, possibly owned by Lister

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A600344
Materials:
packet, paper and needles, steel
Measurements:
packet: length 56 mm
packet: width 23 mm
3 needles, across arc: length 24 mm
across arc, 3 needles: length 17 mm
across arc, 1 needle: length 20 mm
across arc, 3 needles: length 13 mm
type:
suture needles

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