General
General
Object Auto ID
87966
Alternate Codes
Equipment and Tools
Common Name
Surgical suture -- 3 reel bottle c. 1940
Classified Name
MEDICAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL T&E
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Surgical suture is a medical device used to hold body tissues together after an injury or surgery. Application generally involves using a needle with an attached length of thread. Material: Catgut, glass, cardboard. Colour: Brown, clear, yellow. G.F. Merson Ltd, Edingburgh, c. 1940.

Provenance

Cape Medical Museum

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History
Object Age Comment
c. 1940
Maker Comment
G.F. Merson Ltd, Edinburgh.
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