Surgical instrument set

Made:
1801-1900 in Paris
maker:
Mathieu
Surgical instrument set

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Surgical instrument set, cased, by Mathieu, French, 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A600906
Materials:
case, brass, case, wood and case, felt, lined
Measurements:
case: length 585 mm
case: width 350 mm
cse: height 125 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Six artery forceps

Six artery forceps

Six artery forceps, possibly Pean's pattern

Measurements:
length 118 mm
width 53 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt1
type:
artery forceps
Dental key with four removable claws

Dental key with four removable claws

Dental key with four removable claws

Measurements:
length 145 mm
width 85 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A600906 Pt2
type:
dental keys
Wooden container filled with metal filings

Wooden container filled with metal filings

Wooden container filled with metal filings

Measurements:
diameter 29 mm
height 16 mm
Materials:
container, wood and content, metal
Object Number:
A600906 Pt3
type:
containers
Dental forceps with straight jaws

Dental forceps with straight jaws

Dental forceps with straight jaws

Measurements:
length 158 mm
width 34 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt4
type:
dental forceps
Dental forceps with curved jaws

Dental forceps with curved jaws

Dental forceps with curved jaws

Measurements:
length 165 mm
width 38 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt5
type:
dental forceps
Dental elevator with wooden handle

Dental elevator with wooden handle

Dental elevator with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 125 mm
diameter 26 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600906 Pt6
type:
dental elevators
Dental stopper with wooden handle

Dental stopper with wooden handle

Dental stopper with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 152 mm
diameter 10 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600906 Pt7
type:
stoppers
Dental probe with wooden handle

Dental probe with wooden handle

Dental probe with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 154 mm
diameter 9 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600906 Pt8
type:
probes
Fifteen Herff's suture clips

Fifteen Herff's suture clips

Fifteen Herff's suture clips

Measurements:
length 24 mm
width 9 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt10
type:
suture clips
Three steel needles with flattened tips

Three steel needles with flattened tips

Three steel needles with flattened tips

Measurements:
length 49 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt11
type:
needles
Cautery Iron

Cautery Iron

Cautery iron with detachable handle by Collin et Cie

Measurements:
length 350 mm
width 70 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600906 Pt12
type:
cautery
Mallet with metal head

Mallet with metal head

Mallet with metal head

Measurements:
length 185 mm
width 50 mm
Materials:
steel , lead and wood
Object Number:
A600906 Pt13
type:
mallet
Steel gouge

Steel gouge

Steel gouge

Measurements:
length 142 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt14
type:
gouges
Steel chisel

Steel chisel

Steel chisel

Measurements:
length 138 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt15
type:
chisels
Metal canister containing pieces of wire

Metal canister containing pieces of wire

Metal canister containing pieces of wire

Measurements:
length 330 mm
diameter 26 mm
Materials:
container, metal and wire, iron
Object Number:
A600906 Pt16
type:
canisters
Eye speculum

Eye speculum

Eye speculum, simple spring type

Measurements:
length 77 mm
width 31 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt17
type:
eye speculums
Whalebone probang with coin catcher at one end

Whalebone probang with coin catcher at one end

Whalebone probang with coin catcher at one end

Measurements:
length 179 mm
diameter 20 mm
Materials:
metal , whalebone and sponge
Object Number:
A600906 Pt18
type:
probangs
Dental bur

Dental bur

Dental bur

Measurements:
length 150 mm
diameter 4 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt19
type:
dental burs
Oesophageal tube

Oesophageal tube

Oesophageal tube, gum-elastic

Measurements:
length 557 mm
diameter 20 mm
Materials:
gum-elastic
Object Number:
A600906 Pt20
type:
stomach tubes
Two elastic straps

Two elastic straps

Two elastic straps

Measurements:
rolled: width 62 mm
rolled: diameter 100 mm
Materials:
rubber , cloth and metal
Object Number:
A600906 Pt21
type:
straps
Cataract Knives

Cataract Knives

Cataract knives with ivory handle, by Collin et Cie

Measurements:
length 132 mm
width 9 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A600906 Pt24
type:
cataract knives
Cataract knife with ivory handle

Cataract knife with ivory handle

Cataract knife with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 134 mm
width 7 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A600906 Pt25
type:
cataract knives
Surgical scoop

Surgical scoop

Scoop with ivory handle, by Collin et Cie

Measurements:
length 127 mm
width 5 mm
Materials:
metal and ivory
Object Number:
A600906 Pt26
type:
scoop
Cataract needle with ivory handle

Cataract needle with ivory handle

Cataract needle with ivory handle, by Collin et Cie

Measurements:
length 124 mm
width 5 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A600906 Pt27
type:
cataract needles
Iris hook with ivory handle

Iris hook with ivory handle

Iris hook with ivory handle, by Collin et Cie

Measurements:
length 120 mm
width 5 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A600906 Pt28
type:
iris hooks
Iris forceps

Iris forceps

Iris forceps

Measurements:
length 96 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt29
type:
iris forceps
Iris forceps

Iris forceps

Iris forceps

Measurements:
length 96 mm
width 21 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt30
type:
iris forceps
Francis' fixation forceps

Francis' fixation forceps

Francis' fixation forceps

Measurements:
length 111 mm
width 30 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt31
type:
fixation forceps
Iris scissors

Iris scissors

Iris scissors, curved, by Collin et Cie

Measurements:
length 103 mm
width 41 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt32
type:
iris scissors
Three amputation knives with wooden handles

Three amputation knives with wooden handles

Three amputation knives with wooden handles, by Charriere

Measurements:
length 326 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600906 Pt33
type:
amputation knives
Steel hook with handle

Steel hook with handle

Steel hook with handle

Measurements:
length 177 mm
width 28 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600906 Pt34
type:
hooks
Curved bistoruy which folds into horn handle

Curved bistoruy which folds into horn handle

Curved bistoruy which folds into horn handle

Measurements:
open: length 170 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
steel and horn
Object Number:
A600906 Pt35
type:
bistouries
Two knives by Charriere

Two knives by Charriere

Two knives by Charriere, with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 186 mm
width 16 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600906 Pt36
type:
knives
Amputation saw with wooden handle and two replacement blades

Amputation saw with wooden handle and two replacement blades

Amputation saw with wooden handle and two replacement blades

Measurements:
length 377 mm
width 92 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600906 Pt37
type:
amputation saws
Faraboeuf's rugine

Faraboeuf's rugine

Faraboeuf's rugine, curved

Measurements:
length 148 mm
width 20 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600906 Pt38
type:
rugines
Chisel with curved cutting edge and wooden handle

Chisel with curved cutting edge and wooden handle

Chisel with curved cutting edge and wooden handle

Measurements:
length 149 mm
width 29 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600906 Pt39
type:
chisels
Two trocars with plastic handles

Two trocars with plastic handles

Two trocars with plastic handles

Measurements:
length 149 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A600906 Pt40
type:
trocars
Brace and bit cranial trephine with two bits

Brace and bit cranial trephine with two bits

Brace and bit cranial trephine with two bits

Measurements:
length 310 mm
width 80 mm
Materials:
metal and wood
Object Number:
A600906 Pt41
type:
cranial trephines
Chain saw with removable handles

Chain saw with removable handles

Chain saw with removable handles

Measurements:
length 58 mm
width 410 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A600906 Pt42
type:
chain saws
Two metal retractors

Two metal retractors

Two metal retractors

Measurements:
length 153 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt43
type:
retractors
Steel scissors

Steel scissors

Steel scissors

Measurements:
length 140 mm
width 48 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt44
type:
scissors
Forceps with serrated fenestrated jaws

Forceps with serrated fenestrated jaws

Forceps with serrated fenestrated jaws

Measurements:
length 196 mm
width 64 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt45
type:
forceps
Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Measurements:
length 178 mm
width 38 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt46
type:
bone cutting forceps
Knife which foldo into plastic handle

Knife which foldo into plastic handle

Knife which foldo into plastic handle

Measurements:
open: length 216 mm
open: width 14 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A600906 Pt47
type:
knives
Tracheotomy cannula

Tracheotomy cannula

Tracheotomy cannula

Measurements:
length 41 mm
height 50 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600906 Pt48
type:
tracheotomy cannulae
Three metal catheters

Three metal catheters

Three metal catheters

Measurements:
length 258 mm
width 54 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600906 Pt49
type:
catheters
Catheters with epistayin plug and probe

Catheters with epistayin plug and probe

Catheters with epistayin plug and probe

Measurements:
length 160 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600906 Pt50
type:
catheters
Curved metal trough

Curved metal trough

Curved metal trough, possibly a director

Measurements:
length 143 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt51
type:
director - surgical instrument
Curved metal trough

Curved metal trough

Curved metal trough, possibly a director, with removable wooden handle

Measurements:
length 320 mm
width 33 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600906 Pt52
type:
director - surgical instrument
Aural or nasal speculum

Aural or nasal speculum

Aural or nasal speculum

Measurements:
length 110 mm
width 46 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600906 Pt53
type:
aural speculums
Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Measurements:
length 82 mm
diameter 8 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600906 Pt54
type:
cannulae
Faraboeuf's lion forcpes

Faraboeuf's lion forcpes

Faraboeuf's lion forcpes

Measurements:
length 258 mm
width 38 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt55
type:
lion forceps
Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Measurements:
length 241 mm
width 42 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt56
type:
bone cutting forceps
Spring forceps by Collin et Cie

Spring forceps by Collin et Cie

Spring forceps by Collin et Cie

Measurements:
length 128 mm
width 32 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600906 Pt57
type:
forceps
Needle holder with wooden handle

Needle holder with wooden handle

Needle holder with wooden handle, by Collin et Cie

Measurements:
length 194 mm
diameter 22 mm
Materials:
metal and wood
Object Number:
A600906 Pt58
type:
needle holders
Metal tube with two flanges at one end

Metal tube with two flanges at one end

Metal tube with two flanges at one end

Measurements:
length 108 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600906 Pt59
type:
cannulae
Serre-noeud, metal

Serre-noeud, metal

Serre-noeud, metal

Measurements:
length 150 mm
width 41 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600906 Pt60
type:
serre-noeuds
Curved trocar with plastic handle

Curved trocar with plastic handle

Curved trocar with plastic handle

Measurements:
length 195 mm
width 46 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A600906 Pt61
type:
trocars
Curved metal cannula

Curved metal cannula

Curved metal cannula

Measurements:
length 130 mm
width 30 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600906 Pt62
type:
cannulae
Wooden bone scoop

Wooden bone scoop

Wooden bone scoop, by Collin et Cie

Measurements:
length 244 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A600906 Pt63
type:
bone scoops
Bullet extractor with wooden handle

Bullet extractor with wooden handle

Bullet extractor with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 217 mm
diameter 26 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600906 Pt64
type:
bullet extractors