General
General
Object Auto ID
87985
Alternate Codes
Equipment and Tools
Common Name
Ethicon braided silk suture (on reel) c. 1950
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The silk suture is a non-absorbable/braided material. The suture material composed of an organic protein called fibroin. Material: Silk. Reel: Plastic. Colour: Ivory, clear and red. Maker: Ethicon Ltd, Edinburgh, c. 1950.

Provenance

Cape Medical Museum

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History
Object Age Comment
c. 1950
Maker Comment
Ethicon Ltd, Edinburgh.
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