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