Dental forceps for wisdom teeth
Dental forceps for wisdom teeth
Surgical instrument set
- maker:
- Weiss, John
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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
Nelaton's probe
Nelaton's probe, for locating bullets
Aneurism needle with wooden handle
Aneurism needle with wooden handle
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
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
- 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
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, possibly a dilator of some sort
Suture needle
Suture needle
- Measurements:
-
length 64 mm
width 11 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A212152 Pt14
- type:
- suture needles
