Carton of green silkworm gut ligature

Made:: 1901-1930

Carton of 100 strands of green silkworm gut ligature

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Carton of 100 strands of green silkworm gut ligature
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Carton of 100 strands of green silkworm gut ligature, supplied by R. Whitelaw (Abdn.) Ltd., Scotland, probably early 20th century

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A616704

Materials:: ligature, silkworm gut and carton, paper

Measurements:: overall (ligature): 9.6 mm 80.2 mm,
overall (carton): 24.1 mm 75.8 mm,

type:: sutures

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Carton of green silkworm gut ligature

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