Set of six cataract knives

Made:: 1880-1920 in London

Set of six cataract knives, one of which is all steel, others having ivory handles, in wooden case, leather backed, by John Weiss and Son, 287 Oxford Street, London, England, 1880-1920.

Details

Category:: Ophthalmology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A230098

Materials:: steel, ivory, case, wood, case, leather, case, metal and case, felt

type:: cataract knives

Cite this page

Rights

We encourage the use and reuse of our collection data.

Data in the title, made, maker and details fields are released under Creative Commons Zero . Descriptions and all other text content are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence

Using our data

Download

Download catalogue entry as json

Download manifest IIIF

Our records are constantly being enhanced and improved, but please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information shown on this website.

Parts

Set of six cataract knives

Set of six cataract knives, one of which is all steel, others having ivory handles, by John Weiss and Son, 287 Oxford Street, London, England, 1880-1920.

Materials:: steel , ivory , case, wood , case, leather , case, metal and case, felt

Object Number:: A230098/1

type:: cataract knives

Black leather backed wooden case

Black leather backed wooden case, empty, red velvet lined, for set of six catarct knives, by John Weiss and Son, 287 Oxford Street, London, England, 1880-1920.