Cased set of nine metal sounds and six wax sounds

Made:
1840-1910 in London

Cased set of nine metal sounds and six wax sounds, 2 sounds by Duroch, English(?), 1840-1910

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A610960
Materials:
case, wood, case, leather and case, velvet, lining
Measurements:
case: length 367 mm
case: width 138 mm
case: thickness 38 mm
type:
urethral sounds
credit:
Price, S.R.C.

Parts

6 urethral sounds

6 urethral sounds

6 urethral sounds, silver plated with chequered ebony handles, sizes 9, 8, 6, 5, 3 and 1

Measurements:
max: length 278 mm
stem
max: diameter 6 mm
stem
min: diameter 3 mm
Materials:
steel, nickel-plated , brass and ebony
Object Number:
A610960 Pt1
type:
sounds
2 urethral sounds

2 urethral sounds

2 urethral sounds, nickel-plated, sizes 7 and 3, corroded, made by Durroch

Measurements:
max: length 278 mm
stem
max: diameter 5 mm
stem
min: diameter 3 mm
Materials:
steel, nickel-plated
Object Number:
A610960 Pt2
type:
sounds
Urethral sound

Urethral sound

Urethral sound, nickel-plated, with metal handle

Measurements:
length 295 mm
width 19 mm
stem: diameter 4 mm
Materials:
steel, nickel-plated
Object Number:
A610960 Pt3
type:
sounds
6 wax sounds of varying size

6 wax sounds of varying size

6 wax sounds of varying size

Measurements:
max: length 256 mm
stem
max: diameter 6 mm
stem
max: diameter 2 mm
Materials:
fabric and wax, covered
Object Number:
A610960 Pt4
type:
sounds

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