| Reference Number | READ/260 |
| Title | Hook |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Creator Name | Thomas Read & Co, Surgical instrument makers, 1744-1997 |
| Description | Hook-shaped instrument, a tool consisting of a wooden handle and a curved metal tip shaped like a hook. One side of the tip is narrower and sharper than the other, suggesting it may have been used for carving. The metal is engraved with the word 'READ'. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 150mm x 20mm |
| 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 | Miscellaneous Equipment |