Scalpel
Category
Scientific instruments
Date
Unknown
Materials
Stainless steel
Measurements
12 mm (Width) x 4 mm (Depth); 157 mm (Length); 44 mm (Length); 7 mm (Width)
Collection
The Workhouse, Southwell, Nottinghamshire
NT 1514504.6
Summary
One of 6 scalpels contained within a scalpel box inscribed with ALLEN & ? LONDON.
Provenance
Found in the Firbeck Infirmary building when the site was acquired by the National Trust in 1997.
Marks and inscriptions
Left hand side of the handle: ALLEN & ? LONDON