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Case for Valentin's Knife, by Weedon, London

Inventory Number 74436

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.74436

Subject
Surgery
Item type
Object
Makers
Weedon
Provenance
Donated by Captain G.C. Damant
Primary inscriptions
'WEEDON LONDON'
Physical material
Leather
Object type
Case
Dimensions
Height: 205mm Width: 18mm Depth: 20mm Weight: 35g
Inventory No
74436
Accession Number
1928-9

Description

Steel knife, with ivory sides to the handle. This double-bladed knife is used for cutting thin sections of soft tissue, such as kidney and liver. Before sectioning, the blades are dipped in water or glycerine.

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