Trephining instrument

Made:
1918-1920 in England
maker:
Thomas Wilson Parry
Trephining instrument, flint blade and wooden handle

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Trephining instrument, flint blade and wooden handle
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Trephining instrument, flint blade and wooden handle, presumably made by Dr.T. Wilson Parry for use in his experiments on neolithic trephination, England, 1918-1920

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651981
Materials:
wood and flint
type:
trephines