Castration tool (115)

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Castration tool

Castration tool

Name/Title

Castration tool (115)

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.1057

Description

A scissor-type instrument with bone pads, that are honed to a shsarp edge and a screw spring in the handle to adjust the distance between the blades.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Animal Husbandry

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

115

Dimensions

Length

195 mm

Weight

127 g

Dimension Notes

Bone pads 50mm in long

Material

Iron, Bone

Location

* Untyped Location

WW upper

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair