| Reference Number | READ/399 |
| Title | Set of Amputating Knives |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Creator Name | Thomas Read & Co, Surgical instrument makers, 1744-1997 |
| Description | Set of 3 amputating knives. Each knife has a long narrow metal blade with a sharp edge and point, set into a wooden handle. All 3 knives are engraved with 'READ' on the blade near the handle |
| Extent | 3 item |
| Dimensions | 19mm x 10mm x 290mm |
| 24mm x 13mm x345mm |
| 25mm x 13mm x 395mm |
| 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 |