M0008159: Roman and modern surgical instruments displayed for comparison
- Date:
- October 1941
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/70/91
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced September 2020: Roman and modern surgical instruments compared.
Description
Display of Roman and modern European bone forceps and speculum. They were acquired and put on display in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, but are not held by Wellcome Collection. A photograph of the display was accessioned in 1936 (accession number PHO 8204). Related images: M0008157, M0008158, M0008160
Publication/Creation
October 1941
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Copyright note
Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection
Terms of use
This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request