| Reference Number | MIMM/2009-1/28 |
| Title | Combined Knives |
| Date | 1925-1975 |
| Creator Name | Fannin, Medical supply company, 1829- |
| Description | This pocket combined knives is made of steel. It is composed of a handle and two sharp ends joint to it. One is a sharper and the other is a Paget's abscess knife. Both blades fold into the sheath/handle.
Some corrosion is present, together with some green coloration at the Paget's abscess knife end, possibly indicating the presence of a former tape. The Scalpel's blade has a chip.
Unfolding the knives is difficult due to rust.
When fully open (215mm x 240mm x 50mm), the marking "Fannin Ltd Dublin" can be seen on the scalpel end, while the handle reports "Made in England". |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 215mm x 15mm x 5mm |
| 110mm x 15mm x 5mm |
| 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 | General Surgery -- Instrumentation |
| Surgical Procedures, Operative |