Trephine, bow-drill shaft

Made:
1900-1915
Trephine, bow-drill shaft, fitted with shell blade, wood shaft

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Trephine, bow-drill shaft, fitted with shell blade, wood shaft
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Trephine, bow-drill shaft, fitted with shell blade, wood shaft, for trephination, probably English, 1900-1915

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A680637
Materials:
wood and shell, blade
Measurements:
overall: 196 mm 16 mm, .005 kg
type:
trephines