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Possibly a unique bullet extraction kit.
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AITKEN, YORK, CIRCA 1870
细节
A BULLET EXTRACTION KIT
AITKEN, YORK, CIRCA 1870
signed on purple felt AITKEN MAKER YORK most instrument stamped with AITKEN YORK, saw, forceps, tweezers (tortoiseshell) tourniquet and probes amongst accessories in fitted case, bullet extractor inscribed Improved Bullet Extractor; AITKEN YORK -- with later specimen lead bullet.
10½in. (26.5cm.) long in case
AITKEN, YORK, CIRCA 1870
signed on purple felt AITKEN MAKER YORK most instrument stamped with AITKEN YORK, saw, forceps, tweezers (tortoiseshell) tourniquet and probes amongst accessories in fitted case, bullet extractor inscribed Improved Bullet Extractor; AITKEN YORK -- with later specimen lead bullet.
10½in. (26.5cm.) long in case
出版
See p.365 in Kirkup. The evolution of surgical
instruments: an illustrated history from ancient times to the twentieth century (Novato, CA: 2006).
instruments: an illustrated history from ancient times to the twentieth century (Novato, CA: 2006).
注意事项
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