Scalpel - with 2 Caps - Museum of Transport and Technology, New Zealand

Object detail

Accession number

1986.59.4

Description

Scalpel, double-ended, pocket emergency, with 2 detachable caps.
-1 Main body - steel with blades of surgical steel. Square with bevelled edges. Caps screw onto main body covering the blades; 1 blade long; 1 short and curved. 'Edge' marked, designating the safe attitude.
-2=3 Caps - steel with internal screw-thread. Each for different sized blades.

Marks

EDGE Impressed

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Steel/Stainless Steel
Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Steel

Credit Line

Scalpel - with 2 Caps, 1986.59.4. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Instrument, Surgical Knife, Surgical Scalpel Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology Medical & Psychological T&E Medical Instruments

Collection type

Health Sciences Technology

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Scalpel - with 2 Caps