Surgical instrument set

Made:
1801-1900
Surgical instrument set

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Surgical instrument set, cased, by Benton, 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A600881
Materials:
case, metal, case, wood and case, velvet, lined
Measurements:
case: length 211 mm
case: width 390 mm
height 100 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Petit's screw tourniquet

Petit's screw tourniquet

Petit's screw tourniquet

Measurements:
folded: length 104 mm
folded: height 57 mm
Materials:
brass and cloth
Object Number:
A600881 Pt1
type:
tourniquets
Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Measurements:
length 172 mm
width 25 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600881 Pt2
type:
bone cutting forceps
Dental forceps

Dental forceps

Dental forceps

Measurements:
length 155 mm
width 30 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600881 Pt3
type:
dental forceps
Cranial trephine with three bits and interchangable handle

Cranial trephine with three bits and interchangable handle

Cranial trephine with three bits and interchangable handle

Measurements:
length 104 mm
width 88 mm
Materials:
steel , brass and plastic
Object Number:
A600881 Pt4
type:
cranial trephines
Skull forceps

Skull forceps

Skull forceps

Measurements:
length 142 mm
width 29 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600881 Pt5
type:
skull forceps
Dental elevator with plastic handle

Dental elevator with plastic handle

Dental elevator with plastic handle

Measurements:
length 135 mm
diameter 20 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A600881 Pt6
type:
dental elevators
Lenticular with plastic handle

Lenticular with plastic handle

Lenticular with plastic handle

Measurements:
length 159 mm
width 16 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A600881 Pt7
type:
lenticulars
Dental key with removable plastic handle, by W. and H. Hutchinson, English

Dental key with removable plastic handle

Dental key with removable plastic handle, by W. and H. Hutchinson, English

Measurements:
length 134 mm
without handle: width 20 mm
Materials:
brass , steel and plastic
Object Number:
A600881 Pt8
type:
dental keys
Three amputation knives with handles, plastic

Three amputation knives with handles

Three amputation knives with handles, plastic

Measurements:
length 308 mm
height 21 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A600881 Pt9
type:
amputation knives
Catlin with plastic handle

Catlin with plastic handle

Catlin with plastic handle

Measurements:
length 222 mm
width 16 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A600881 Pt10
type:
amputation knives
Two trocars with plastic handles

Two trocars with plastic handles

Two trocars with plastic handles

Measurements:
length 140 mm
diameter 21 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A600881 Pt11
type:
trocars
Tow metal cannulae

Tow metal cannulae

Tow metal cannulae

Measurements:
length 52 mm
diameter 18 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600881 Pt12
type:
cannulae
Two leaf shaped steel blades in tortoiseshell cases, possibly for suturing

Two leaf shaped steel blades in tortoiseshell cases

Two leaf shaped steel blades in tortoiseshell cases, possibly for suturing

Measurements:
case: length 88 mm
case: width 12 mm
Materials:
case, tortoiseshell and needle, steel
Object Number:
A600881 Pt13
type:
suture needles
Thirteen curved suture needles

Thirteen curved suture needles

Thirteen curved suture needles

Measurements:
length 45 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600881 Pt14
type:
suture needles
Part of wooden handle from surgical instrument

Part of wooden handle from surgical instrument

Part of wooden handle from surgical instrument

Measurements:
length 103 mm
width 11 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A600881 Pt15
type:
handles
Two steel hooks

Two steel hooks

Two steel hooks

Measurements:
length 139 mm
width 20 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600881 Pt16
type:
hooks

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