Blunt hook

Made:
1880-1904 in London
maker:
Arnold and Sons
Blunt hook, Matthews Duncan, by Arnold and Sons, London

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Blunt hook, Matthews Duncan, by Arnold and Sons, London
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Blunt hook, Matthews Duncan, by Arnold and Sons, London, England, probably plated steel, certainly plated brass and ebony, 1880-1904

Details

Category:
Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A615541
Materials:
steel (plated), ? material, brass (plated) and ebony
Measurements:
length 291 mm
width 54 mm
height 22 mm
type:
blunt hooks

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