| Reference Number | READ/191 |
| Title | Packet of Dressing Scissors |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Creator Name | Thomas Read & Co, Surgical instrument makers, 1744-1997 |
| Description | Rectangular paper packet, tied with thread securing a curved dressing scissors, indicating its contents. The scissors, along with a loose example, comprise two metal shafts joined by a screw, each terminating in a finger ring at one end and a curved, sharp blade at the other. Both engraved with 'READ'. |
| Extent | 2 items |
| Dimensions | 145mm x 15mm x 70mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Scissors |
| Term | General Practice -- Instrumentation |
| General Surgery -- Instrumentation |