Surgical instrument set

Made:
1846-1850 in London
maker:
Evans and Company
Surgical instrument set

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Surgical instrument set, cased, by Evans and Co., English, containing items hallmarked in 1847 and 1848

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A600926
Materials:
case, wood, case, velvet, lined and case, metal
Measurements:
case: length 470 mm
case: width 260 mm
case: height 93 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Two Pettit's screw tourniquets

Two Pettit's screw tourniquets

Two Pettit's screw tourniquets

Measurements:
folded: length 93 mm
folded: width 55 mm
Materials:
brass and cloth
Object Number:
A600926 Pt1
type:
tourniquets
Simple tourniquet

Simple tourniquet

Simple tourniquet

Measurements:
folded: length 55 mm
width 40 mm
Materials:
cloth, brass
Object Number:
A600926 Pt2
type:
tourniquets
Two scalpels with wooden handles

Two scalpels with wooden handles

Two scalpels with wooden handles, by Down, English

Measurements:
length 156 mm
width 11 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt3
type:
scalpels
Eight scalpels with wooden handles

Eight scalpels with wooden handles

Eight scalpels with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 162 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt4
type:
scalpels
Two bistouries with wooden handles

Two bistouries with wooden handles

Two bistouries with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 186 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt5
type:
bistouries
Bistoruy with wooden handle

Bistoruy with wooden handle

Bistoruy with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 182 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt6
type:
bistouries
Bistoruy with wooden handle

Bistoruy with wooden handle

Bistoruy with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 183 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt7
type:
bistouries
Hernia bistoury with wooden handle

Hernia bistoury with wooden handle

Hernia bistoury with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 186 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt8
type:
bistouries
Bistoruy with wooden handle

Bistoruy with wooden handle

Bistoruy with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 184 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt9
type:
bistouries
Bistoury with wooden handle by Down

Bistoury with wooden handle by Down

Bistoury with wooden handle by Down, English

Measurements:
length 181 mm
width 11 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt10
type:
bistouries
Cranial trephine with detachable handle and two bits

Cranial trephine with detachable handle and two bits

Cranial trephine with detachable handle and two bits

Measurements:
length 121 mm
width 100 mm
Materials:
steel , brass and plastic
Object Number:
A600926 Pt11
type:
trephining cranials
Hey's skull saw

Hey's skull saw

Hey's skull saw

Measurements:
length 102 mm
width 44 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt12
type:
skull saws
Dental forceps

Dental forceps

Dental forceps

Measurements:
length 158 mm
width 27 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600926 Pt13
type:
dental forceps
Two trocars with wooden handles

Two trocars with wooden handles

Two trocars with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 160 mm
diameter 20 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt14
type:
trocars
Double-ended skull forceps

Double-ended skull forceps

Double-ended skull forceps

Measurements:
length 137 mm
width 30 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600926 Pt15
type:
skull forceps
Finger saw with wooden handle

Finger saw with wooden handle

Finger saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 205 mm
width 16 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt16
type:
amputation saws
Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 159 mm
diameter 18 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt17
type:
lenticulars
Small brush

Small brush

Small brush

Measurements:
length 60 mm
width 24 mm
Materials:
bristle and bone
Object Number:
A600926 Pt18
type:
brushes
Skull saw

Skull saw

Skull saw

Measurements:
length 195 mm
width 44 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt19
type:
skull saws
Silver cannula

Silver cannula

Silver cannula, hallmarked London, 1847

Measurements:
length 67 mm
diameter 24 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A600926 Pt20
type:
cannulae
Silver cannula

Silver cannula

Silver cannula, hallmarked London, 1847

Measurements:
length 43 mm
diameter 13 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A600926 Pt21
type:
cannulae
Metal probe

Metal probe

Metal probe

Measurements:
length 254 mm
diameter 4 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600926 Pt22
type:
probes
Two skull elevators

Two skull elevators

Two skull elevators

Measurements:
length 168 mm
width 14 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt23
type:
skull elevators
Metal catheter

Metal catheter

Metal catheter

Measurements:
length 101 mm
width 24 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600926 Pt24
type:
catheters
Bottle containing unidentified liquid

Bottle containing unidentified liquid

Bottle containing unidentified liquid

Measurements:
height 103 mm
width 24 mm
Materials:
glass and cork
Object Number:
A600926 Pt25
type:
bottles
Bone-cutting forceps

Bone-cutting forceps

Bone-cutting forceps

Measurements:
length 213 mm
width 42 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A600926 Pt26
type:
bone cutting forceps
Amputation saw with wooden handle and spare blade

Amputation saw with wooden handle and spare blade

Amputation saw with wooden handle and spare blade

Measurements:
length 333 mm
width 90 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt27
type:
amputation saws
Finger saw with wooden handle and spare blades

Finger saw with wooden handle and spare blades

Finger saw with wooden handle and spare blades

Measurements:
length 229 mm
width 46 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt28
type:
amputation saws
Two artery forceps

Two artery forceps

Two artery forceps

Object Number:
A600926 Pt30
type:
artery forceps
Two tentacula with wooden handles

Two tentacula with wooden handles

Two tentacula with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 138 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt31
type:
tenaculums
Knife with wooden handle

Knife with wooden handle

Knife with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 184 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600926 Pt32
type:
knives
Three, silver catheters

Three, silver catheters

Three, silver catheters, hallmarked, London, 1848

Measurements:
length 271 mm
width 58 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A600926 Pt33
type:
catheters

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