| Reference Number | READ/89 |
| Title | Lenticular Scalpel |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Creator Name | Thomas Read & Co, Surgical instrument makers, 1744-1997 |
| Description | Metal lenticular instrument, consisting of a shaft ending in a cylindrical blade with a blunt, button-shaped tip. One side of the blade is flat, with one lateral edge blunt and the other sharp.
The metal shaft, engraved with 'Read', is fitted into a wooden handle. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 175mm x 15mm |
| 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 | Scalpels |
| Term | General Surgery -- Instrumentation |