Sales catalogue: Puttick and Simpson
- Date:
- 18th January 1928
- Reference:
- WA/HMM/CM/Sal/16/185
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Sales catalogue: Puttick and Simpson. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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