6 shells

Made:
England

6 shells, 1 mounted on card with a cut pencil to demonstrate its cutting power, shells possibly also used in trephination experiments by Dr T. Wilson Parry, England, 1913-1920

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651978
Materials:
shell, oyster, wood and graphite
Measurements:
Card: 114 mm x 100 mm x 10 mm, .04 kg
type:
shells