Abscess lancet with silver-mounted tortoiseshell sheath
Abscess lancet with silver-mounted tortoiseshell sheath, marked with crown, 1730-1830
Pocket surgical instrument set
- Made:
- 1850-1900
Pocket surgical instrument set, incomplete, in folding leather case, English, 1850-1900
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A646943
- Materials:
- case, leather, case, velvet and case, metal
- type:
- surgical instrument sets
Parts
Curved pointed folding bistoury with tortoiseshell sheath
Curved pointed folding bistoury with tortoiseshell sheath, by Evans and Co., London, 1830-1855
Concealed bistoury
Concealed bistoury, graduated lever, steel (plated)
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