Pocket surgical instrument case

Pocket surgical instrument case Pocket surgical instrument case

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Pocket surgical instrument case, leather, incomplete, in poor condition, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Details

Category:
Surgery
Object Number:
1979-893
Materials:
leather, velvet and brass
Measurements:
length 139 mm
width 70 mm
thickness 30 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Hopkins, M.

Parts

Combined eye spud and gouge in ivory case

Combined eye spud and gouge in ivory case

Combined eye spud and gouge in ivory case, made by Young, Edinburgh, 1860-1900

Measurements:
length 118 mm
diameter 6 mm
Materials:
steel , case, ivory and brass
Object Number:
1979-893 Pt3
type:
eye spuds
Female catheter

Female catheter

Female catheter, with detachable branching end, silver coloured

Measurements:
length 92 mm
with endpiece: length 115 mm
width 6 mm
thickness 5 mm
Materials:
silver, ? material
Object Number:
1979-893 Pt4
type:
catheters
Metal screw

Metal screw

Metal screw, case containing needles, possibly caustic holder

Measurements:
length 125 mm
diameter 7 mm
needle: length 36 mm
needle: diameter 1 mm
Materials:
metal (plated) and needle, steel
Object Number:
1979-893 Pt5
type:
cases
Leather needle case

Leather needle case

Leather needle case, containing five half curved and on curve steel needles, likely English, 1886

Measurements:
length 65 mm
width 45 mm
Materials:
leather , flannel and needle, steel
Object Number:
1979-893 Pt7
type:
needle cases
Two cards of silk suture in paper folder

Two cards of silk suture in paper folder

Two cards of silk suture in paper folder

Measurements:
card: length 75 mm
card: width 38 mm
Materials:
silk , card, cardboard and folder, paper
Object Number:
1979-893 Pt8
type:
sutures