Columbat's folding tongue depressor

Made:
1840-1876
maker:
Charrière
Columbat's folding tongue depressor, steel with ebony handle

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Columbat's folding tongue depressor, steel with ebony handle
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Columbat's folding tongue depressor, steel with ebony handle, made by Charriere, Paris, 1840-1876

Details

Category:
Clinical Diagnosis
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A647267
Materials:
steel, handle, ebony and handle, metal (plated)
Measurements:
extended: length 173 mm
folded: length 116 mm
head: width 30 mm
handle: width 25 mm
type:
tongue depressors