M0008187: Two amputation saws, 16th and 18th century

Date:: October 1941

Reference:: WT/D/1/20/1/71/19

Part of:: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive

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    - Images from the photographic libraryWT/D/1/20
      - Photographic library: "M" seriesWT/D/1/20/1
        "M" series glass plate negatives: M0008169-M0008269WT/D/1/20/1/71
        M0008187: Two amputation saws, 16th and 18th centuryWT/D/1/20/1/71/19

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M0008187: Two amputation saws, 16th and 18th century. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Previous title, replaced September 2020: Amputation saws, 16th - 18th century

Description

Display of amputation saws. 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 8116). Related images: M0008188, M0008189, M0008190, M0008191.

Publication/Creation

October 1941

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

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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.

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Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.