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LicenseFive knives for surgery, China, 1801-1920
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Five knives for surgery, China, 18001920
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Five knives for surgery, China, 1801-1920
Steel surgical knives probably used for superficial operations such as surgery on varicose veins and haemorrhoids.
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A604031
- Materials:
- steel
- Measurements:
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overall (largest): 168 cm .15kg
overall (smallest): 98 mm
- type:
- surgical knives
