| Reference Number | READ/95 |
| Title | Abscess Knife Blade |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Description | Abscess knife blade, consisting of a metal shaft designed for insertion into a handle.
It ends in a curved, triangular blade with a blunt upper edge, a sharp lower edge, and a pointed tip. Engraved with 'READ'. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 150mm x 5mm x 10mm |
| 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 | Blade |
| Term | Drainage -- Instrumentation |
| General Practice -- Instrumentation |