Name/TitleLancet (Abscess)
About this objectThis was used by the donor, who was a senior partner in the practice, and by his predecessors, in the late 19th./early 20th. centuries, for lancing abscesses. It has a tortoiseshell handle, with two steel blades with fine ribbing at the proximal ends.
Medium and MaterialsTortoiseshell handle
steel blades
Inscription and MarksRd. No. 30690
MeasurementsLength: 185mm
Handle L: 85mm
Width: 5mm
Object numberSTMEA:A.4729
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
