Mahogany box with six surgical scalpels, W. & H.
Mahogany box with six surgical scalpels
W. & H. Hutchinson, Sheffield, England, mid-19th century
Velvet-lined, with paper label inscribed "W. & H. Hutchinson Sheffield Surgical Instrument Makers to the Royal Navy" and ink-inscribed "Frederick Howard"; the scalpels marked.
L: 6 3/4 in.
PROVENANCE:Pittsburgh Family Collection.
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Mahogany box with six surgical scalpels
W. & H. Hutchinson, Sheffield, England, mid-19th century
Velvet-lined, with paper label inscribed "W. & H. Hutchinson Sheffield Surgical Instrument Makers to the Royal Navy" and ink-inscribed "Frederick Howard"; the scalpels marked.
L: 6 3/4 in.
PROVENANCE:Pittsburgh Family Collection.