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Surgical scalpel blade, size 22
Object/Artifact
A single steel surgical scalpel blade of the large curved "belly" type, with the standard elongated slot for mounting on a number-4 scalpel handle (top in the image). The face is stamped with the maker's name "FEATHER" (worn, reading as P-E-A-T-H-E…R), "STAINLESS," and "JAPAN," and the blade size "22" is stamped at the lower end. It is a Feather-brand surgical blade made in Japan. The blade is corroded but the maker, "stainless," country, and size remain legible.
2025.1.241
Stored with medical utensils by Leopoldo Arús Gálvez
The Cabrera Arús family collection
2025.1
Feather Safety Razor Co., Ltd.
Seki City
Japan
Asia
DATE / PERIOD: Not dated; mid-to-late twentieth century (estimated). The "stainless / Japan" marking and the scalpel pattern are consistent with that range; no closer date is possible from the object.
"FEATHER"; "STAINLESS"; "JAPAN"; size "22" (stamped at the lower end). Languages: English (Latin script).
Steel
Poor
Leopoldo Arús Caraballo
owner
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
use
Seki City
Japan
Asia
production