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

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

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

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