| Reference Number | READ/149 |
| Title | Folding Exploring Needle |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Description | Folding exploring needle, housed in a tortoiseshell sheath. The needle can be extended using a small hinged lever attached to the sheath. It consists of a sharp metal shaft with a pointed tip and a longitudinal groove, and is engraved with ‘READ’. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 65mm x 3mm x 8mm |
| 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 | Needles |
| Term | General Surgery -- Instrumentation |