Amputation set, cased, by Weiss, English, c. 1840

Made:: 1831-1850 in London

maker:: Weiss, John

Amputation set, cased, by Weiss, English, c. 1840

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Amputation set, cased, by Weiss, English, c. 1840

Details

Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A600587

Materials:: case, wood, case, brass and case, velvet, lined

Measurements:: case: length 432 mm
case: width 175 mm
case: height 79 mm

type:: amputation sets

credit:: Paget, Stephen

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Parts

Five amputation knives, different sizes

Five amputation knives

Five amputation knives, different sizes

Measurements:: length 87 mm
height 24 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A600587 Pt1

type:: amputation knives

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Measurements:: length 366 mm
height 92 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A600587 Pt2

type:: amputation saws

Finger saw with wooden handle

Finger saw with wooden handle

Finger saw with wooden handle

Measurements:: length 194 mm
height 17 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A600587 Pt3

type:: amputation saws

Two scalpels withn wooden handles

Two scalpels withn wooden handles

Two scalpels withn wooden handles

Measurements:: length 164 mm
width 12 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A600587 Pt4

type:: scalpels

Straight bistoury with wooden handle

Straight bistoury with wooden handle

Straight bistoury with wooden handle

Measurements:: length 181 mm
width 12 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A600587 Pt5

type:: bistouries

Steel hook with wooden handle

Steel hook with wooden handle

Steel hook with wooden handle

Measurements:: length 121 mm
width 12 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A600587 Pt6

type:: hooks

Petit's screw tourniquet

Petit's screw tourniquet

Petit's screw tourniquet

Measurements:: folded: length 114 mm
folded: width 63 mm

Materials:: brass and cloth

Object Number:: A600587 Pt7

type:: tourniquets

Liston's artery forceps

Liston's artery forceps

Liston's artery forceps

Measurements:: length 127 mm
closed: width 12 mm

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A600587 Pt8

type:: artery forceps

Two packets of suture needles

Two packets of suture needles

Two packets of suture needles

Measurements:: packet: length 65 mm
packet: width 24 mm

Materials:: packet, paper and needle, steel

Object Number:: A600587 Pt9

type:: suture needles

Suture, silk

Suture, silk

Suture, silk

Measurements:: length 40 mm
width 26 mm

Materials:: silk and wood

Object Number:: A600587 Pt10

type:: sutures