Punch,  1 (1841), 52.

Extraordinary Operation. Royal Dispensary for the Diseases of the Ear

Anon

Genre:

Reportage, Spoof

Subjects:

Politics, Surgery, Hospitals


    Announces that Charles L W Sibthorp has 'submitted to an unprecedented and wonderfully successful operation' to amputate his ears which were becoming severely elongated.



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