Tube of silkworm gut suture

Made:
1943 in London
maker:
Savory and Moore Limited
Tube of silkworm gut suture, by Savory and Moore Ltd

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Tube of silkworm gut suture, by Savory and Moore Ltd., English, 1943

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A616718
Materials:
suture, silkworm gut, bottle, glass and bottle, metal
Measurements:
overall: 167 mm 22 mm, .04 kg
type:
sutures