| Reference Number | READ/263 |
| Title | Tool |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Creator Name | Thomas Read & Co, Surgical instrument makers, 1744-1997 |
| Description | Tool with wooden handles and grooved metal roller. The tool consists of two wooden handles connected by a metal shaft and a circular roller with a grooved surface. One handle has the roller inset, while the other is attached to the roller and rotates with it. Engraved with 'READ' it was possibly used in veterinary medicine. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 250mm x 15mm x 30mm |
| 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 | Tool/Implement |
| Term | Veterinary Surgery -- Instrumentation |
| Miscellaneous Equipment |