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Title

Hernia suture needle

Description

A photograph of a hernia suture needle with a steel blade rivetted into a dark wooden handle. The fourth surgical scalpel in the Hernia Repair Instruments.

Date

c. Unknown

Identifier

2008/4/4/4

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

18.1cm in length.
Blade: 7.8cm in length.

Materials

Steel, wood

Hernia suture needle

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

18.1cm in length.
Blade: 7.8cm in length.

Materials

Steel, wood

Files

Hernia suture needle

Collection

Citation

“Hernia suture needle,” Heritage, accessed April 20, 2024, https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1983.