Petit's type tourniquet

Made:
1870-1900 in London
maker:
Weiss, John
Petit's type tourniquet, with brass screw, personal relic of C

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Petit's type tourniquet, with brass screw, personal relic of C
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Petit's type tourniquet, with brass screw, personal relic of C.H. Newby, made by Weiss, London, English, 1870-1900

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651943
Materials:
brass, cloth and leather
Measurements:
band, approx: length 720 mm
screw and pad: height 90 mm
type:
tourniquet

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