Syme's abscess knife

Made:
1801-1900 in Dublin
maker:
Read
Syme's abscess knife, with gum lancet, steel, folding

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Syme's abscess knife, with gum lancet, steel, folding
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Syme's abscess knife, with gum lancet, steel, folding, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Read of Dublin, 19th century

Details

Category:
Dentistry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A618408
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
type:
abscess knife