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Embryotomy wire holder

embryotomy wire holder with 'T' shaped handle for use with /23 with length of wire; wire inserted through tube and held in place by screw; other end of wire attached to /23 in the same way; used to reduce the size of a dead calf which could not otherwise be delivered from the cow by using the wire to amputate one or possibly more limbs whilst inside the womb; method used less when caesarean operations became more successful

Collection Area

Social & Cultural History

Item Number

F05.52.24

Creation/Production

Period: 1960s (circa)

Acquisition

Donation

Measurements

Length (cm): 10.9
Width (cm): 1.5
Height (cm): 5

Material

Copper alloy
Nickel

Location

In conservation
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