Surgical instrument set

Made:
1801-1900 in England
Surgical instrument set

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Surgical instrument set, cased, by Dickinson, English, 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A600919
Materials:
case, wood, case, brass and case, velvet, lined
Measurements:
case: length 550 mm
case: width 288 mm
case: height 90 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Dental key with wooden handle

Dental key with wooden handle

Dental key with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 144 mm
width 72 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600919 Pt1
type:
dental keys
Rugine with pentagonal blade and wooden handle

Rugine with pentagonal blade and wooden handle

Rugine with pentagonal blade and wooden handle

Measurements:
length 154 mm
diameter 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600919 Pt2
type:
rugines
Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 147 mm
diameter 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600919 Pt3
type:
lenticulars
Bullet forcpes

Bullet forcpes

Bullet forcpes

Measurements:
length 187 mm
width 50 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600919 Pt4
type:
bullet forceps
Two amputation knives with wooden handles

Two amputation knives with wooden handles

Two amputation knives with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 313 mm
width 29 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600919 Pt5
type:
amputation knives
Scalpel with ivory handle

Scalpel with ivory handle

Scalpel with ivory handle, by William Smith, London, England, 1803-1847

Measurements:
length 155 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A600919 Pt6
type:
scalpels
Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle, by Weiss, English

Measurements:
length 195 mm
width 11 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600919 Pt7
type:
scalpels
Two trocars with wooden handles

Two trocars with wooden handles

Two trocars with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 140 mm
diameter 23 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600919 Pt8
type:
trocars
Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Measurements:
length 67 mm
diameter 23 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600919 Pt9
type:
cannulae
Catlin with wooden handle

Catlin with wooden handle

Catlin with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 196 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600919 Pt10
type:
amputation knives
Finger saw with wooden handle

Finger saw with wooden handle

Finger saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 245 mm
height 80 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600919 Pt11
type:
amputation saws
Curved suture needle

Curved suture needle

Curved suture needle

Measurements:
length 58 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600919 Pt12
type:
suture needles
Cranial forceps

Cranial forceps

Cranial forceps

Measurements:
length 132 mm
width 55 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600919 Pt13
type:
cranial forceps
Forceps with curved fenestrated jaws

Forceps with curved fenestrated jaws

Forceps with curved fenestrated jaws

Measurements:
length 164 mm
width 54 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600919 Pt14
type:
forceps
Abscess lancet with tortoiseshell scales

Abscess lancet with tortoiseshell scales

Abscess lancet with tortoiseshell scales, by Evans, English

Measurements:
open: length 119 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A600919 Pt15
type:
abscess lancet
Two steel hooks with wooden handles

Two steel hooks with wooden handles

Two steel hooks with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 150 mm
width 20 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600919 Pt16
type:
hooks
Small brush with ivory handle

Small brush with ivory handle

Small brush with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 58 mm
width 20 mm
Materials:
bristle and ivory
Object Number:
A600919 Pt17
type:
brushes
Tenotomy knife with ivory handle

Tenotomy knife with ivory handle

Tenotomy knife with ivory handle, by Ferguson, English

Measurements:
length 151 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A600919 Pt18
type:
tenotomy knives
Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Measurements:
length 185 mm
width 50 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600919 Pt19
type:
forceps
Leather covered container

Leather covered container

Leather covered container, empty

Measurements:
length 158 mm
diameter 14 mm
Materials:
paper and leather
Object Number:
A600919 Pt20
type:
containers
Cranial trephine with 5 interchangable bits

Cranial trephine with 5 interchangable bits

Cranial trephine with 5 interchangable bits

Measurements:
length 132 mm
width 90 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600919 Pt21
type:
cranial trephines
Petit's screw tourniquet

Petit's screw tourniquet

Petit's screw tourniquet, by Millikin, 161 Strand, London, England.

Measurements:
folded: length 90 mm
folded: width 60 mm
Materials:
cloth and brass
Object Number:
A600919 Pt22
type:
tourniquets
Dental forceps

Dental forceps

Dental forceps

Measurements:
length 135 mm
width 36 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600919 Pt23
type:
dental forceps
Two rolls of cloth

Two rolls of cloth

Two rolls of cloth, possibly bandages

Measurements:
length 78 mm
rolled: diameter 73 mm
Materials:
cloth
Object Number:
A600919 Pt24
type:
bandages
Two wooden bobbins of suture

Two wooden bobbins of suture

Two wooden bobbins of suture

Measurements:
bobbin: length 38 mm
bobbin: diameter 32 mm
Materials:
bobbin, wood
Object Number:
A600919 Pt25
type:
sutures

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