Collection

Tube of sterile Silkworm gut, English, 1890-1920

Made:
1890-1920 in London
maker:
Down Brothers
Tube of sterile silkworm gut, by Down Bros Tube of sterile silkworm gut, by Down Bros
Tube of sterile silkworm gut, by Down Bros Tube of sterile silkworm gut, by Down Bros

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Tube of sterile silkworm gut, by Down Bros
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Tube of sterile silkworm gut, by Down Bros
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tube of sterile silkworm gut, by Down Bros., English, late 19th or early 20th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A616794
Materials:
glass, silk, wood, metal, paper and incomplete
Measurements:
overall: 168 x 22 mm
weight: 0.438kg
weight: 0.96563lbs
type:
sutures

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