Surgical instrument set

Made:
1870-1901 in London
maker:
S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson
Surgical instrument set

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Surgical instrument set, cased, by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, English, 1870-1901

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A600801
Materials:
case, wood, case, brass and case, velvet, lined
Measurements:
case: length 421 mm
case: width 194 mm
case: height 88 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Addlington, B.

Parts

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 336 mm
height 100 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600801 Pt1
type:
amputation saws
Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 224 mm
height 48 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600801 Pt2
type:
amputation saws
Hey's skull saw with wooden handle

Hey's skull saw with wooden handle

Hey's skull saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 194 mm
width 47 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600801 Pt3
type:
skull saws
Petit's screw tourniquet

Petit's screw tourniquet

Petit's screw tourniquet

Measurements:
folded: height 73 mm
folded: width 58 mm
Materials:
brass , steel and cloth
Object Number:
A600801 Pt4
type:
tourniquets
Three amputation knives with wooden handles

Three amputation knives with wooden handles

Three amputation knives with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 390 mm
height 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600801 Pt5
type:
amputation knives
Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 316 mm
height 22 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600801 Pt6
type:
amputation knives
Catlin with wooden handle

Catlin with wooden handle

Catlin with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 222 mm
height 18 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600801 Pt7
type:
amputation knives
Cranial trephine with cylindrical blade and removable handle

Cranial trephine with cylindrical blade and removable handle

Cranial trephine with cylindrical blade and removable handle

Measurements:
length 113 mm
without handle: width 23 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600801 Pt8
type:
cranial trephines
Artery forceps

Artery forceps

Artery forceps

Measurements:
width 124 mm
length 9 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600801 Pt9
type:
artery forceps
Artery forceps

Artery forceps

Artery forceps

Measurements:
width 124 mm
length 12 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600801 Pt10
type:
artery forceps
Two metal cannulae

Two metal cannulae

Two metal cannulae

Measurements:
length 57 mm
diameter 20 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600801 Pt11
type:
cannulae
Two trocars with wooden handles

Two trocars with wooden handles

Two trocars with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 146 mm
diameter 23 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600801 Pt12
type:
trocars
Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 146 mm
diameter 24 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600801 Pt13
type:
rugines
Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Measurements:
length 230 mm
closed: width 44 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600801 Pt14
type:
bone cutting forceps
Calculus extractor

Calculus extractor

Calculus extractor

Measurements:
length 247 mm
diameter 27 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600801 Pt15
type:
calculus extractors
Two straight bistouries with wooden handles

Two straight bistouries with wooden handles

Two straight bistouries with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 180 mm
width 11 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600801 Pt16
type:
bistouries
Curved, pointed bistoury with wooden handle

Curved, pointed bistoury with wooden handle

Curved, pointed bistoury with wooden handle, by Krohne and Sesemann

Measurements:
length 168 mm
width 11 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600801 Pt17
type:
bistouries
Hernia bistoury with wooden handle

Hernia bistoury with wooden handle

Hernia bistoury with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 174 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600801 Pt18
type:
bistouries
Aneurism needle with wooden handle

Aneurism needle with wooden handle

Aneurism needle with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 161 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600801 Pt19
type:
aneurism needles
Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle, blade broken

Measurements:
length 113 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600801 Pt20
type:
amputation saws
Small brush with wooden handle

Small brush with wooden handle

Small brush with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 57 mm
width 25 mm
Materials:
bristle and wood
Object Number:
A600801 Pt21
type:
brushes
Double ended skull elevator

Double ended skull elevator

Double ended skull elevator

Measurements:
length 149 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600801 Pt22
type:
skull elevators
Metal probe

Metal probe

Metal probe

Measurements:
length 254 mm
diameter 4 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600801 Pt24
type:
probes

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