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12 Silk Sutures in Sealed Glass Containers, 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
'S. Maw, Son & Sons London'
Physical material
Glass
Silk
Cotton
Object type
Sutures
Dimensions
Height: 69mm Width: 6mm Depth: 6mm Weight: 24g
Inventory No
45889
Accession Number
1959-43 and 1959-44

Description

12 sealed glass tubes. Each contains a length of sterilized, white silk suspended in clear liquid. Each tube has white, rectangular label with blue border, stating name of manufacturer in blue. Manufactured by S. Maw, Son & Sons London.