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Actions	Cautery Iron Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberHC.I.16.2 TitleCautery Iron DescriptionCautery iron with wooden handle, brass fitting, steel shaft and wedge-shaped head, dating from around 1700. Cautery irons would have been applied to wounds to reduce bleeding and the chances of infection (although bacteria were not identified as a source of infection until the late nineteenth century). Effective anaesthetic was also not invented until the nineteenth century so cauterising an open wound would have been a very painful procedure for the patient. Production date estimate 1700 Production periodEighteenth century Object nameCautery iron Object categoryINSTRUMENT MaterialWood, Steel Dimensions Handle Length: 12.9 cm Shaft Length: 22.5 cm Head Length: 4.9 cm

Object numberHC.I.16.2

TitleCautery Iron

DescriptionCautery iron with wooden handle, brass fitting, steel shaft and wedge-shaped head, dating from around 1700. Cautery irons would have been applied to wounds to reduce bleeding and the chances of infection (although bacteria were not identified as a source of infection until the late nineteenth century). Effective anaesthetic was also not invented until the nineteenth century so cauterising an open wound would have been a very painful procedure for the patient.

Production date estimate 1700

Production periodEighteenth century

Object nameCautery iron

Object categoryINSTRUMENT

MaterialWood, Steel

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