Ball of tow

Made:: 1601-1900

Ball of tow, used for dressings, 17th to 19th century

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A642958

Materials:: fibre

type:: tows

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Ball of tow

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