Incomplete set of urethral sounds with ivory handles in brass bound mahogany case

Made:
1801-1900

Incomplete set of urethral sounds with ivory handles in brass bound mahogany case, European, 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A610961
Materials:
case, mahogany, case, brass and case, velvet, lining
Measurements:
case: length 327 mm
case: width 150 mm
case: thickness 42 mm
type:
urethral sounds

Parts

5 urethral sounds, nickel-plated, with chequered ivory handles, sounds vary in size

5 urethral sounds

5 urethral sounds, nickel-plated, with chequered ivory handles, sounds vary in size

Measurements:
approx
max: length 280 mm
stem
max: diameter 5 mm
stem
min: diameter 3 mm
handle: width 21 mm
Materials:
metal, nickel-plated and ivory
Object Number:
A610961 Pt1
type:
sounds

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