Medical instrument
Category
Scientific instruments
Date
Unknown
Materials
Stainless steel
Measurements
36 mm (Width) x 18 mm (Depth); 222 mm (Length)
Collection
The Workhouse, Southwell, Nottinghamshire
NT 1514505.14
Summary
Surgical bone shears. A hinged handle with sharp cutters. The blades are wider on the outside tapering down into a thin blade in the centre. The inscription where the handles meet the cutters reads MAW LONDON. Part of a twentieth century mortuary set.
Provenance
Gifted to The National Trust.
Marks and inscriptions
Where the handles meet the cutters: MAW LONDON