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Two Cases of 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
16948.1: 'Silk Sterile Tubes 12 [59-43]' 16948.2: 'S. Maw, Son & Sons London' 16948.3: 'Silk Sterile Tubes 12 [59-44]' 16948.4: 'S. Maw, Son & Sons London'
Physical material
metal
Object type
Sutures
Dimensions
Height: 80mm Width: 30mm Depth: 26mm Weight: 48g
Inventory No
45889
Accession Number
1959-43 and 1959-44

Description

Two cases, each containing 12 silk sterile tubes.