| Reference Number | MIMM/2021-8/95 |
| Title | Reel of Surgical Silk Cord |
| Date | [1875-1925] |
| Creator Name | Archibald Turner & Co. Ltd.; 1844-1965; elastic web manufacturers |
| Description | Rectangular length of wound white ligature silk in original packaging. Attached label reads: "MADE IN ENGLAND/4 SIZE TABLET/No. 20/ARCHIBALD TURNER & CO. LTD./PATENT/SURGICAL SILK CORD/WARRANTED PURE/EXTRA STRONG & WILL NOT/KINK OR CURL DURING OPERATION/OF SEWING". Small piece of pale pink [bandage] material stuck to one corner. |
| Extent | 3 parts |
| Dimensions | 80mm x 40mm x 2mm |
| 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 | Sutures |
| Term | Surgical Fixation Devices |