M0019186: Inscription on an amputation knife from a set probably for naval or military use

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Inscription on amputation knife from a set.

Photograph of the inscription on an amputation knife showing the signature "Cargill", part of an amputation set, probably for naval or military use, mid to late 18th century. The set was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1962 (accession number R220/1962). Related images: M0019185

September 1962

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

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 2022.

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