Surgical instrument set

Surgical instrument set

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Surgical instrument set, cased, by Weiss, English, 18th century, 1823-1889

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A212152
Materials:
case, wood and case, brass
Measurements:
case: length 452 mm
case: width 175 mm
case: height mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Dental forceps for wisdom teeth

Dental forceps for wisdom teeth

Dental forceps for wisdom teeth

Measurements:
length mm
width mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A212152 Pt1
type:
dental forceps
Trocar with wooden handle

Trocar with wooden handle

Trocar with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 216 mm
diameter 16 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A212152 Pt2
type:
trocars
Trocar with plastic handle

Trocar with plastic handle

Trocar with plastic handle

Measurements:
length 142 mm
diameter 24 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A212152 Pt3
type:
trocars
Nelaton's probe

Nelaton's probe

Nelaton's probe, for locating bullets

Measurements:
length 124 mm
diameter 5 mm
Materials:
pottery and metal
Object Number:
A212152 Pt4
type:
bullet probes
Metal cannula for use with trocar

Metal cannula for use with trocar

Metal cannula for use with trocar

Measurements:
length 56 mm
diameter 20 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A212152 Pt5
type:
cannulae
Aneurism needle with wooden handle

Aneurism needle with wooden handle

Aneurism needle with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 176 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A212152 Pt6
type:
aneurism needles
Liston's lithotomy staff with central groove

Liston's lithotomy staff with central groove

Liston's lithotomy staff with central groove

Measurements:
length 300 mm
width 79 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A212152 Pt7
type:
lithotomy staffs
Dental key with three claws

Dental key with three claws

Dental key with three claws

Measurements:
length 94 mm
width 21 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A212152 Pt8
type:
dental keys
Lithotomy forceps

Lithotomy forceps

Lithotomy forceps

Measurements:
length 104 mm
width 60 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A212152 Pt9
type:
lithotomy forceps
Double-ended lithotomy scoop

Double-ended lithotomy scoop

Double-ended lithotomy scoop

Measurements:
length 264 mm
width 23 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A212152 Pt10
type:
lithotomy scoops
Simpson's vaginal fistula needle

Simpson's vaginal fistula needle

Simpson's vaginal fistula needle

Measurements:
length 201 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A212152 Pt11
type:
vaginal fistula needles
Two packets of hairlip pins by Evans and Wormull

Two packets of hairlip pins by Evans and Wormull

Two packets of hairlip pins by Evans and Wormull, English

Measurements:
packet: length 118 mm
packet: width 36 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A212152 Pt12
type:
hairlip pins
Unidentified instrument

Unidentified instrument

Unidentified instrument, possibly a dilator of some sort

Measurements:
length 216 mm
width 55 mm
Materials:
metal and wood
Object Number:
A212152 Pt13
type:
unidentified
Suture needle

Suture needle

Suture needle

Measurements:
length 64 mm
width 11 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A212152 Pt14
type:
suture needles