Blunt hook with fillet

Made:
1801-1900
Blunt hook with fillet, brass, steel and whalebone(?), European

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Blunt hook with fillet, brass, steel and whalebone(?), European
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Blunt hook with fillet, brass, steel and whalebone(?), European, 19th century

Details

Category:
Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A615759
Materials:
brass, steel and whalebone
Measurements:
length 235 mm
width 100 mm
height 10 mm
type:
blunt hooks

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