Circumcision knife or gum lancet

Made:
1751-1880
Circumcision knife or gum lancet, folding

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Circumcision knife or gum lancet, folding
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Circumcision knife or gum lancet, folding, with curved blade and tortoiseshell handle, c. 1800

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A610557
Materials:
steel (metal) and complete
Measurements:
overall: 60 mm x 160 mm,
type:
circumcision knife