Bow-frame amputation saw with ornate carved wooden handle in the shape of an eagle's head
- Made:
- 1650-1750
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Bow-frame amputation saw with ornate carved wooden handle in the shape of an eagle's head, probably South German, c.1700
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Object Number:
- 1989-549
- Materials:
- frame & blade, steel, ? material and handle, wood
- Measurements:
-
length 550 mm
blade: length 345 mm
height 145 mm
- type:
- amputation saws
- credit:
- Fussell, Wright and Co.
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