4 small packets of "Tabloid" brand bismuth gauge

Made:
1925-1950 in London

4 small packets of "Tabloid" brand bismuth gauge, made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, England, 1925-1950

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A654373
Materials:
gauze, wrapping, paper and wrapping, cardboard
Measurements:
packet: length 43 mm
packet: width 32 mm
packet: thickness 31 mm
gauze: length 910 mm
gauze: width 26 mm
type:
gauges

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