Preparing cat gut at the London Hospital's own factory birds Tommy Eglington

Tommy Eglington

This painting forms plate 5 of 'The Thanatophidia of India: being a description of the venomous snakes of the Indian peninsula

A panoramic view showing a misty sky and in the foreground

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South-west view of the Church of St Helen

Preparing cat gut at the London Hospital's own factory birds Tommy EglingtonPreparing cat gut at the London Hospital's own factory, London, 20th century. Cat gut is a kind of chord prepared from the intestine of animals and used for musical instruments. The work seen here is taking place in the annexe of the London Hospital, where sufficient profit is made from the manufacture of cat gut to support about 26 in patients annually. The lower photograph shows lengths of gut being prepared, while (top left) we see lengths being