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Brace and bit cranial trephine

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Cranial trephine with two bits, Europe, 1601-1800

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1601-1800

Obsidian possibly used in trephination experiments

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1918-1920

Von Hippel-type clockwork trephine, London, England, 1901-1930

Ophthalmology

1901-1930

One piece of obsidian, possibly used for trephination

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1918-1920

Brace and bit cranial trephine, Germany, 1701-1800

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1701-1800

Trephine with bit attached

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1780-1820

Three trephines with Horsley's handle, London, England, 1939-1945

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1939-1945

One piece of obsidian, possibly used for trephination

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1918-1920

Flint instrument used by T Wilson Parry for trephination experiments, England, 1918-1920

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1918-1920

Bit from cranial trephine

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Bit from cranial trephine,

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Trephine

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Horsley's trephine

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Horsley's trephine

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Horsley's trephine

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Trephine used in experiments of Neolithic trephination

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1918-1920

One of four flint instruments, probably made by Dr

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1918-1920

Trephine used for experiments of Neolithic trephination

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1918-1920

One of four flint instruments, probably made by Dr

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1918-1920

Trephine used in experiments on Neolithic trephination

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1918-1920

Bit from cranial trephine

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3 pieces of obsidian and 1 piece of slag

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Bit from cranial trephine

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1701-1900

Bit from cranial trephine

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One of four flint instruments, probably made by Dr

Surgery

1918-1920

Obsidian, possibly used for trephination

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1918-1920

One of a set of three trephines with Horsley's handle in cotton roll, by Down Bros., London, 1939-1945, St. Thomas's Street, SE1

One of set of three trephines, London, England, 1939-1945

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1939-1945

One of a set of three trephines with Horsley's handle in cotton roll, by Down Bros., London, 1939-1945, St. Thomas's Street, SE1

One of set of three trephines, London, England, 1939-1945

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1939-1945

Bow-drill shaft, shell-bladed, wood handle, for trephination, probably English, 1900-1915

Wood and shell trephine, England, 1900-1915

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1900-1915

One of a set of three trephines with Horsley's handle in cotton roll, by Down Bros., London, 1939-1945, St. Thomas's Street, SE1

One of set of three trephines, London, England, 1939-1945

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1939-1945

Horsley's Handle for set of three trephines in cotton roll, by Down Bros., London, 1939-1945, St. Thomas's Street, SE1

Horsley's Handle for set of three trephines, London, England, 1939-1945

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1939-1945

Bronze copy of Roman trephine, date and provenance unknown, original 100BC-500AD

Bronze copy of Roman trephine

Classical & Medieval Medicine

100 BCE - 100 CE

Brace and bit type cranial trephine with crown saw bit, 1501-1700

Brace and bit type cranial trephine

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Copy of Roman bow drill for trephining, bronze

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1901-1936

Wooden bow with leather thong, for use with drill in experiments on trephination by Dr. T. Wilson Parry, English, 1918-1920

Wooden bow drill used in trephination experiments, England, 1918-1920

Surgery

1918-1920

4 trephining instruments of flint with serrated cutting edges, presumably made by Dr. Wilson Parry, and used by him in experiments on neolithic trephination, England, 1918-1920

4 trephining instruments of flint with serrated cu

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1918-1920

Brace and bit cranial trephine without bit, possibly 17th century

Brace and bit cranial trephine without bit

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Trephine, steel and brass, with separate ebonite handle, British, 1860

Trephine, steel and brass, with separate ebonite handle

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1860

Brace and bit cranial trephine, brace only, possibly 17th or 18th century

Brace and bit cranial trephine

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Copy of Roman bow drill for trephining, bronze

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1901-1936

Brace and bit cranial trephine without bit, possibly 17th century

Brace and bit cranial trephine without bit

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Cranial trephine with wooden handle, probably French

Cranial trephine with wooden handle

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Brace and bit cranial trephine, without bit, by Grangeret, French, 18th century

Brace and bit cranial trephine without bit

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