Bone awl, drilled and grooved for suture

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Bone awl, drilled and grooved for suture
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Bone awl, drilled and grooved for suture, probably Lane's by McQueen and Son, Newcastle, England area 1900-1928, nickel plated steel and probably brass, nickel plated

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A159343
Materials:
steel (nickel plated) and brass (nickel plated), ? material
type:
bone awls
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)