| Reference Number | READ/334 |
| Title | Amputating Knife |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Creator Name | Thomas Read & Co, Surgical instrument makers, 1744-1997 |
| Description | Amputating knife, consisting of a metal blade with a sharp edge and point, set into a wooden handle. Engraved with 'Read' at base of blade near handle |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 400mm x 15mm x 25mm |
| 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 | Surgical Knife |
| Term | Amputation, Surgical -- Instrumentation |