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Medical instruments from 'Royal George' wreck
A collection of medical instruments retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782. Part of a cloth-covered case, with the remains of two pairs of scissors and a razor with a handle of horn or tortoiseshell. All the instruments are covered in sediment and are severely corroded.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0347 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Medical instruments |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Royal George (1756) |
| Date made: | ca.1782 |
| People: | South Kensington Museum |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 34 mm x 152 mm x 70 mm |
| Parts: | Medical instruments from 'Royal George' wreck |
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