Ophthalmic instrument set

Made:
1820-1865 in Paris
maker:
Charrière
Ophthalmic instrument set

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Ophthalmic instrument set, cased, by Charriere, French, 1820-1865

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A617489
Materials:
case, wood, case, velvet, lined and case, brass
Measurements:
overall: 40 mm x 220 mm x 166 mm,
type:
ophthalmic instrument sets

Parts

Wilde's entropium forceps

Wilde's entropium forceps

Wilde's entropium forceps

Measurements:
length 86 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A617489 Pt1
type:
entropium forceps
Eyelid retractor with ivory handle

Eyelid retractor with ivory handle

Eyelid retractor with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 90 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
metal and ivory
Object Number:
A617489 Pt2
type:
eyelid retractors
Combined scoop and director

Combined scoop and director

Combined scoop and director

Measurements:
length 130 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A617489 Pt3
type:
scoops
Two hollow lachrymal styles

Two hollow lachrymal styles

Two hollow lachrymal styles

Measurements:
length 37 mm
width 3 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A617489 Pt5
type:
lachrymal styles
Three metal lachrymal styles

Three metal lachrymal styles

Three metal lachrymal styles

Measurements:
length 38 mm
width 5 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A617489 Pt6
type:
lachrymal styles
For hollow lachrymal styles

For hollow lachrymal styles

For hollow lachrymal styles

Measurements:
length 36 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
gold, ? material
Object Number:
A617489 Pt7
type:
lachrymal styles
Two metal cannulas

Two metal cannulas

Two metal cannulas

Measurements:
length 23 mm
diameter 5 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A617489 Pt8
type:
cannulas
Part of an unidentified ophthalmic instrument

Part of an unidentified ophthalmic instrument

Part of an unidentified ophthalmic instrument

Measurements:
length 105 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
metal and ivory
Object Number:
A617489 Pt9
type:
unidentified
Desmarre's eyelid retractor with ivory handle

Desmarre's eyelid retractor with ivory handle

Desmarre's eyelid retractor with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 139 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A617489 Pt10
type:
eyelid retractors
Cataract knife with ivory handle

Cataract knife with ivory handle

Cataract knife with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 123 mm
width 8 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A617489 Pt11
type:
cataract knives
Guthrie's fixation hook

Guthrie's fixation hook

Guthrie's fixation hook

Measurements:
length 125 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A617489 Pt12
type:
fixation hooks
Four cataract needles with ivory handles

Four cataract needles with ivory handles

Four cataract needles with ivory handles

Measurements:
length 125 mm
width 5 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A617489 Pt13
type:
cataract needles
Scarifying knife with ivory handle

Scarifying knife with ivory handle

Scarifying knife with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 128 mm
width 8 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A617489 Pt14
type:
scarifying knives
Five ophthalmic knives with ivory handles

Five ophthalmic knives with ivory handles

Five ophthalmic knives with ivory handles

Measurements:
length 156 mm
width 7 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A617489 Pt15
type:
ophthalmic knife
Ophthalmic knife with ivory handle by Leiter, Austrian

Ophthalmic knife with ivory handle by Leiter

Ophthalmic knife with ivory handle by Leiter, Austrian

Measurements:
length 136 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A617489 Pt16
type:
ophthalmic knife
Instrument, possibly an ivory probe, with ivory handle, by Lentz and Sons

Instrument, possibly an ivory probe

Instrument, possibly an ivory probe, with ivory handle, by Lentz and Sons

Measurements:
length 127 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
ivory and metal
Object Number:
A617489 Pt17
type:
probes
Iris forceps

Iris forceps

Iris forceps

Measurements:
length 94 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A617489 Pt18
type:
iris forceps
Hook with ivory handle

Hook with ivory handle

Hook with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 125 mm
diameter 5 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A617489 Pt19
type:
hooks
Double-ended probe, externally threaded, by Weiss, English

Double-ended probe

Double-ended probe, externally threaded, by Weiss, English

Measurements:
length 110 mm
diameter 5 mm
Materials:
metal and ivory
Object Number:
A617489 Pt20
type:
probes
Fixation hook

Fixation hook

Fixation hook

Object Number:
A617489 Pt21
type:
fixation hooks