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

Exploring trocar, with silver cannula, in ivory case, size no. 1, shaft broken

Exploring trocar

Exploring trocar, with silver cannula, in ivory case, size no. 1, shaft broken

Measurements:
case: length 110 mm
case: diameter 10 mm
Materials:
steel , cannula, silver and case, ivory
Object Number:
1979-893 Pt2
type:
exploring trocars
Combined eye spud and gouge in ivory case, made by Young, Edinburgh, 1860-1900

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, with detachable branching end, silver coloured

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, case containing needles, possibly caustic holder

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
Hypodermic 20 minim syringe, in plated metal pocket case, broken and incomplete

Hypodermic 20 minim syringe

Hypodermic 20 minim syringe, in plated metal pocket case, broken and incomplete

Measurements:
in case: length 89 mm
case: diameter 9 mm
Materials:
metal , glass , case, metal (plated) and needle, steel
Object Number:
1979-893 Pt6
type:
syringes
Leather needle case, containing five half curved and on curve steel needles, likely English, 1886

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