Bistoury
notes: label: Description
content: Bistoury with an ivory handle and a "Gemrig" inscription on the blade.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.314016.220W
label: accession number
content: 314016
label: catalog number
content: 314016.220W
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Knife
label: Object Name
content: surgical instrument
label: Object Name
content: bistoury
label: Object Name
content: knife
label: Other Terms
content: Knife; Cutting Tools; Bistoury
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (blade material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (handle material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 1.7 cm x .4 cm x 17.7 cm; 11/16 in x 3/16 in x 6 15/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1/4 in x 6 7/8 in x 5/8 in; .635 cm x 17.4625 cm x 1.5875 cm