Accession No

3131

Brief Description

boxed set of scalpels; 4/4 19th century

Origin

Maker

Class

medical

Earliest Date

1875

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood; cloth (velvet); ivory; metal (steel)

Dimensions

box length 184mm; breadth 79mm; height 30mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Loan changed to donation from 07/10/2008. On loan to museum from 1984 to 07/10/2008.

Inscription

‘R.I.W.’ (4 of the scalpels)
‘R.J. Wales’ (lid)

Description Notes

Wooden case lined with red velvet with 5 ivory-handled scalpels; (steel tweezers, pipette and (?) trocar blade not original). (Spaces in box for 2 pairs of scissors (?)).

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