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WOOD, MANCHESTER, CIRCA 1870
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TWO SURGICAL SETS
WOOD, MANCHESTER, circa 1870
a lithotomy set with instruments stamped WOOD in fitted case with retailers label inside PHILIP HARRIS & Co BIRMINGHAM -- with red felt lined surgical set, ivory handles, paper label in case 14 KING STREET MANCHESTER CUTLERS & SURGICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS J.&W.Wood
11in. (28cm.) the longer case (2)
WOOD, MANCHESTER, circa 1870
a lithotomy set with instruments stamped WOOD in fitted case with retailers label inside PHILIP HARRIS & Co BIRMINGHAM -- with red felt lined surgical set, ivory handles, paper label in case 14 KING STREET MANCHESTER CUTLERS & SURGICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS J.&W.Wood
11in. (28cm.) the longer case (2)
Literature
See p.83 & plate XIV in Kirkup. The evolution of surgical instruments: an illustrated history from ancient times to the twentieth century (Novato, CA: 2006).
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