Blunt hook, steel and boxwood(?), 19th century

Made:
1801-1900
Blunt hook, steel and boxwood(?), 19th century

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Blunt hook, steel and boxwood(?), 19th century
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Blunt hook, steel and boxwood(?), 19th century

Details

Category:
Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A616412
Materials:
steel and boxwood
Measurements:
length 358 mm
width 30 mm
height 58 mm
type:
blunt hooks

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