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Case for Silk Sutures, by S Maw Son & Sons, London, c. 1914

Inventory Number 45889

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.45889

Subject
Surgery
Item type
Object
Provenance
Donated by Mr A C Hyde-Parker
Primary inscriptions
16948.1: 'Silk Sterile Tubes 12 [59-43]'
Physical material
metal
Object type
Case
Dimensions
Height: 80mm Width: 30mm Depth: 26mm Weight: 48g
Inventory No
45889
Accession Number
1959-43 and 1959-44

Description

Cylindrical metal case. Case separates in the middle. Case has white enamelled surface with raised writing embossed on lid, stating 'Silk Sterile Tubes 12'. Lid has cotton wool on inside to protect glass tubes.

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