| Reference Number | MIMM/2021-8/231 |
| Title | Jar of Catgut Sutures |
| Date | [1900-1949] |
| Creator Name | Merson; George Fowlie (1866-1959); pharmacist |
| Description | Glass jar containing three spools of catgut sutures, two of which are empty. Paper label within jar reads "MERSONS STERILIZED/SURGICAL SUTURE (CATGUT)/NON-BOILABLE PLAIN/T. 8 .(M) 4. EJ 3158/G.F. Merson Ltd., Edinburgh, Scotland/012/10 feet approx. each reel". Base of jar is marked with either the letter "M" or "W", which is within a rectangle. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 33mm (diameter) x 72mm (depth) |
| 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 | Catgut |
| Term | Sutures |
| General Surgery -- Instrumentation |