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Syme's abscess knife
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Syme's abscess knife, with gum lancet, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Maw Son and Thompson of London, 1870-1901
Details
- Category:
- Dentistry
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A618402
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- type:
- abscess knife