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Unidentified Surgical Instrument

Inventory Number 11541


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.11541

Subject
Surgery
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by A. E. Gunther.
Other inscriptions
'HAG. 36'
Physical material
metal
ivory
Dimensions
Height: 165mm Width: 7mm Depth: 21mm Weight: 12g
Inventory No
11541

Description

Surgical instrument with ridged ivory handle. Other end of instrument features metal shaft which curves into point. Point has two small holes. Base of shaft features rounded, turned design where it meets handle. Instrument has paper tag attached by purple string, tag has handwritten inscription 'HAG. 36'.