Half-curved post mortem suture needle

Made:
1901-1925
Half-curved post mortem suture needle, steel, corroded

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Half-curved post mortem suture needle, steel, corroded
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Half-curved post mortem suture needle, steel, corroded, British (?), 1901-1925

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Object Number:
1983-1460/60
Materials:
steel
Measurements:
chordal: length 122 mm
max: width 3 mm
type:
post mortem suture needles
credit:
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital

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