Surgical instrument set

Surgical instrument set

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

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A600800
Materials:
case, wood and case, brass
Measurements:
case: length 413 mm
case: width 213 mm
case: height 102 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Amputation knife with handle

Amputation knife with handle

Amputation knife with handle, by Weiss, English

Measurements:
length 379 mm
width 23 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A600800 Pt1
type:
amputation knives
Catlin with wooden handle

Catlin with wooden handle

Catlin with wooden handle, by Down, English

Measurements:
length 237 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600800 Pt2
type:
amputation knives
Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle, by Stodart, English

Measurements:
length 330 mm
width 20 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600800 Pt3
type:
amputation knives
Two amputation knives with plastic handles

Two amputation knives with plastic handles

Two amputation knives with plastic handles

Measurements:
length 310 mm
width 23 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A600800 Pt4
type:
amputation knives
Bistoury with straight and curved blades

Bistoury with straight and curved blades

Bistoury with straight and curved blades, which folds into handle, by Arnold and Sons, English

Measurements:
open: length 187 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A600800 Pt5
type:
bistouries
Finger saw

Finger saw

Finger saw, with wooden handle, with spare blade

Measurements:
length 220 mm
height 43 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600800 Pt6
type:
amputation saws
Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Measurements:
length 184 mm
width 43 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600800 Pt7
type:
bone cutting forceps
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:
A600800 Pt8
type:
brushes
Hank of silk ligature

Hank of silk ligature

Hank of silk ligature

Measurements:
hank: length 250 mm
hank: width 10 mm
Materials:
silk
Object Number:
A600800 Pt9
type:
sutures
Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle, with spare blade

Measurements:
length 395 mm
height 89 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600800 Pt10
type:
amputation saws
Metal probe

Metal probe

Metal probe

Measurements:
length 296 mm
diameter 5 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600800 Pt13
type:
probes
Hey's skull saw with wooden handle

Hey's skull saw with wooden handle

Hey's skull saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 180 mm
width 42 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600800 Pt14
type:
skull saws
Artery forceps

Artery forceps

Artery forceps, by Arnold and Sons, English

Measurements:
length 124 mm
width 11 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600800 Pt15
type:
artery forceps
Three scalpels with metal handles

Three scalpels with metal handles

Three scalpels with metal handles, by Down, English

Measurements:
length 146 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600800 Pt16
type:
scalpels
Two scalpels with wooden handles

Two scalpels with wooden handles

Two scalpels with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 152 mm
height 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600800 Pt17
type:
scalpels
Spencer Wells artery forceps by Down

Spencer Wells artery forceps by Down

Spencer Wells artery forceps by Down, English

Measurements:
length 120 mm
width 50 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600800 Pt18
type:
artery forceps
Small scissors

Small scissors

Small scissors

Measurements:
length 119 mm
width 43 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600800 Pt19
type:
scissors
Curved bistoury with wooden handle

Curved bistoury with wooden handle

Curved bistoury with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 172 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600800 Pt20
type:
bistouries
Aneurism needle with wooden handle

Aneurism needle with wooden handle

Aneurism needle with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 178 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600800 Pt21
type:
aneurism needles
Aneurism needle with wooden handle

Aneurism needle with wooden handle

Aneurism needle with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 127 mm
width 20 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600800 Pt22
type:
aneurism needles
Two steel hooks

Two steel hooks

Two steel hooks

Measurements:
length 132 mm
width 14 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600800 Pt23
type:
hooks
Four trocars and cannulae with interchangeable handle that fits inside case

Four trocars and cannulae with interchangeable handle that fits inside case

Four trocars and cannulae with interchangeable handle that fits inside case

Measurements:
length 128 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600800 Pt24
type:
trocars
THree cranial trephines with interchangeable handle

THree cranial trephines with interchangeable handle

THree cranial trephines with interchangeable handle

Measurements:
length 97 mm
without handle: width 27 mm
Materials:
steel , brass and wood
Object Number:
A600800 Pt25
type:
cranial trephines
Two trocars with wooden handles

Two trocars with wooden handles

Two trocars with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 125 mm
diameter 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600800 Pt26
type:
trocars
Two metal cannulae

Two metal cannulae

Two metal cannulae

Measurements:
length 50 mm
diameter 18 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600800 Pt27
type:
cannulas
Ponteau's trocar and cannula

Ponteau's trocar and cannula

Ponteau's trocar and cannula, with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 224 mm
width 34 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600800 Pt28
type:
trocars
Dental elevator with wooden handle

Dental elevator with wooden handle

Dental elevator with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 146 mm
diameter 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600800 Pt29
type:
dental elevators
Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 134 mm
diameter 22 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600800 Pt30
type:
lenticulars
Dental key with removable handle and three claws

Dental key with removable handle and three claws

Dental key with removable handle and three claws

Measurements:
length 155 mm
width 92 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600800 Pt31
type:
dental keys
Tracheostomy cannula

Tracheostomy cannula

Tracheostomy cannula

Measurements:
length 33 mm
width 27 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600800 Pt32
type:
tracheostomy cannulas
Steel blade with eye at blunt end with tortoiseshell case

Steel blade with eye at blunt end with tortoiseshell case

Steel blade with eye at blunt end with tortoiseshell case

Measurements:
case: length 87 mm
case: width 11 mm
Materials:
needle, steel , case, tortoiseshell and case, case
Object Number:
A600800 Pt33
type:
suture needles
Four metal catheters

Four metal catheters

Four metal catheters

Measurements:
length 265 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600800 Pt34
type:
catheters
Caustic applicator in metal case which also forms handle

Caustic applicator in metal case which also forms handle

Caustic applicator in metal case which also forms handle

Measurements:
length 73 mm
diameter 14 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600800 Pt35
type:
applicators
Metal catheter

Metal catheter

Metal catheter

Measurements:
length 113 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600800 Pt36
type:
catheters
Metal catheter

Metal catheter

Metal catheter

Measurements:
length 119 mm
diameter 16 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600800 Pt37
type:
catheters
Combined director and aneurism needle

Combined director and aneurism needle

Combined director and aneurism needle, by Arnold and Sons, English

Measurements:
length 126 mm
width 18 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600800 Pt38
type:
director - surgical instrument
Combined director and scoop

Combined director and scoop

Combined director and scoop

Measurements:
length 126 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600800 Pt39
type:
director - surgical instrument
Walton's spud

Walton's spud

Walton's spud, by Down, English

Measurements:
length 126 mm
diameter 5 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600800 Pt40
type:
spuds
Double ended skull elevator

Double ended skull elevator

Double ended skull elevator

Measurements:
length 157 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600800 Pt41
type:
skull elevators
Double ended lithotomy scoop

Double ended lithotomy scoop

Double ended lithotomy scoop

Measurements:
length 199 mm
width 8 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600800 Pt42
type:
lithotomy scoops
Scalpel, blade folds into handle

Scalpel, blade folds into handle

Scalpel, blade folds into handle, by Charriere, French

Measurements:
open: length 164 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A600800 Pt43
type:
scalpels
Bistoury with two blades which folds into handle

Bistoury with two blades which folds into handle

Bistoury with two blades which folds into handle, by Arnold and Sons, English

Measurements:
open: length 227 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A600800 Pt44
type:
bistouries
Hypodermic syringe with case

Hypodermic syringe with case

Hypodermic syringe with case

Measurements:
length 79 mm
diameter 10 mm
Materials:
metal and glass
Object Number:
A600800 Pt45
type:
hypodermic syringes
Forceps with long straight jaws

Forceps with long straight jaws

Forceps with long straight jaws

Measurements:
width 129 mm
length 49 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600800 Pt46
type:
forceps
Pestle shaped instrument

Pestle shaped instrument

Pestle shaped instrument, by Arnold and Sons, English

Measurements:
length 108 mm
diameter 10 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600800 Pt47
type:
unidentified
Spring forceps by Pain

Spring forceps by Pain

Spring forceps by Pain, English

Measurements:
length 116 mm
open: width 23 mm
Materials:
steel and brass
Object Number:
A600800 Pt48
type:
forceps
Two whalebone stems from percussors

Two whalebone stems from percussors

Two whalebone stems from percussors

Measurements:
length 382 mm
diameter 5 mm
Materials:
whalebone
Object Number:
A600800 Pt49
type:
percussors
Dieffenbach's artery forceps

Dieffenbach's artery forceps

Dieffenbach's artery forceps, by Down, English

Measurements:
length 50 mm
width 9 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600800 Pt50
type:
artery forceps
Bistoury with curved and straight blades which folds into handle

Bistoury with curved and straight blades which folds into handle

Bistoury with curved and straight blades which folds into handle, by Arnold and Sons, English

Measurements:
open: length 196 mm
width 11 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600800 Pt51
type:
bistouries
Two packets of suture needles

Two packets of suture needles

Two packets of suture needles, by Down Bros., English

Measurements:
packet: length 83 mm
packet: width 35 mm
Materials:
packet, paper and needle, steel
Object Number:
A600800 Pt52
type:
suture needles