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Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet

Made:
1871-1875 in London
maker:
Weiss, John
Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet, by Weiss

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Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet, by Weiss
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Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet, by Weiss, English, c.1874

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A647189
Materials:
wallet, leather and wallet, metal
type:
surgical instrument sets

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