Surgical instrument set in leather wallet
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Surgical instrument set in leather wallet, by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, English, 1870-1901
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A616287
- Materials:
- wallet, leather
- Measurements:
-
wallet: length 163 mm
wallet: width 69 mm
wallet: height 35 mm
- type:
- surgical instrument sets
Parts
Combined scalpel and bistoury
Combined scalpel and bistoury, blades fold into handle
- Measurements:
-
open: length 23 mm
open: width 12 mm
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A616287 Pt2
- type:
- scalpels
Bistoury with two blades which fold into tortoiseshell covered handle
Bistoury with two blades which fold into tortoiseshell covered handle
- Measurements:
-
open: length 238 mm
open: width 12 mm
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A616287 Pt3
- type:
- bistouries
Spencer Wells artery forceps
Spencer Wells artery forceps
- Measurements:
-
length 119 mm
width 57 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A616287 Pt5
- type:
- artery forceps
Liston's artery forceps
Liston's artery forceps
- Measurements:
-
length 115 mm
width 10 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A616287 Pt7
- type:
- artery forceps
Two packets of suture needles
Two packets of suture needles
- Measurements:
-
packet: length 63 mm
packet: width 30 mm
- Materials:
- packet, paper and needle, steel
- Object Number:
- A616287 Pt8
- type:
- suture needles
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