M0019947EB: View of the maker's marks on an amputation saw and knife, second half of 18th century

Previous title, replaced July 2022: Amputation saw signed 'BOOG', 2nd half 18th century.

Photograph of an amputation saw signed "BOOG" and an amputation knife signed "HIGDEN". They were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum as part of a surgical instrument set from Raymond Russell and given accession number A500452. They are now held by the Science Museum (object number A500452). Related images: M0019947EA

September-December 1964

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession index card for the items: A500452

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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