Syme's abscess knife

Made:: 1866-1900 in London

maker:: Arnold and Sons

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 Arnold and Sons of London, 1866-1900

Details

Category:: Dentistry

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A618413

Materials:: steel and tortoiseshell

Measurements:: overall (closed): 6 mm x 74 mm x 11 mm, .013 kg
overall (open): 6 mm x 154 mm x 11 mm,

type:: abscess knife

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