Liston Knife
Liston Knife
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- Description
- Robert Liston (1794-1847) was a Scottish surgeon noted for his skill and speed in an era before anesthetics, when speed was especially important. A typical Liston knife had a long thin blade. This example has an ebony handle.
- Ref: Robert Liston, Practical Surgery (London, 1837).
- George Tiemann & Co., The American Armamentarium Chirugicum (New York, 1879), p. 4.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Knife
- Other Terms
- Knife; Cutting Tools; Amputation
- Physical Description
- metal, steel (overall material)
- wood, ebony (overall material)
- black (overall color)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 1.4 cm x 2 cm x 33 cm; 9/16 in x 13/16 in x 13 in
- ID Number
- MG.314016.202
- accession number
- 314016
- catalog number
- 314016.202
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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