Surgical instrument set

Made:
1831-1870 in Edinburgh
maker:
Gardner

Surgical instrument set, cased, by Gardner, Scottish, mid 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A600796
Materials:
case, wood, case, metal and case, velvet, lined
Measurements:
case: width 132 mm
case: length 429 mm
case: height 71 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 390 mm
height 84 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600796 Pt1
type:
amputation saws
Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 230 mm
height 25 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600796 Pt2
type:
amputation saws
Tow amputation knives with wooden handles

Tow amputation knives with wooden handles

Tow amputation knives with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 335 mm
width 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600796 Pt3
type:
amputation knives
Catlin with wooden handle

Catlin with wooden handle

Catlin with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 234 mm
width 19 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600796 Pt4
type:
amputation knives
Long trocar with wooden handle

Long trocar with wooden handle

Long trocar with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 161 mm
diameter 17 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600796 Pt5
type:
trocars
Silver cannula

Silver cannula

Silver cannula

Measurements:
length 94 mm
diameter 13 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A600796 Pt6
type:
cannulae
Silk ligature

Silk ligature

Silk ligature

Measurements:
packet: length 100 mm
Materials:
silk
Object Number:
A600796 Pt7
type:
sutures
Cranial trephine with wooden handle

Cranial trephine with wooden handle

Cranial trephine with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 125 mm
width 98 mm
Materials:
wood , brass and steel
Object Number:
A600796 Pt8
type:
cranial trephines
Syme's ankle joint knife

Syme's ankle joint knife

Syme's ankle joint knife

Measurements:
length 180 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600796 Pt9
type:
ankle joint knives
Tracheotomy cannula

Tracheotomy cannula

Tracheotomy cannula

Measurements:
length 46 mm
height 45 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A600796 Pt10
type:
tracheotomy cannulae
Two steel hooks with wooden handles

Two steel hooks with wooden handles

Two steel hooks with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 170 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600796 Pt11
type:
hooks
Three aneurism needles with wooden handles

Three aneurism needles with wooden handles

Three aneurism needles with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 162 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600796 Pt12
type:
aneurism needles
Metal uterine sound

Metal uterine sound

Metal uterine sound

Measurements:
length 240 mm
width 20 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600796 Pt13
type:
uterine sounds
Folding tongue depressor with wooden handle

Folding tongue depressor with wooden handle

Folding tongue depressor with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 106 mm
width 24 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600796 Pt14
type:
tongue depressors
Unidentified instrument with wooden handle, by Hilliard, Scottish

Unidentified instrument with wooden handle

Unidentified instrument with wooden handle, by Hilliard, Scottish

Measurements:
length 148 mm
width 23 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600796 Pt15
type:
unidentified