Set of five suture needles with holder

Made:: 1830-1889 in Strand

Set of five suture needles, four curved and one straight
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Set of five suture needles, four curved and one straight, with holder; in case marked with Broad Arrow design, J Weiss & Son, London, England, 1830-1889

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A139064

Materials:: metal (unknown), wood (unidentified) and textile

type:: suture needle

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Set of five suture needles with holder

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