Surgical instrument sets

Made:
1811-1823 in London
maker:
Weiss, John
Surgical instrument sets

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Surgical instrument sets, cased, by John Weiss, 33 Strand, London, England, 1811-1823.

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A500450
Materials:
case, wood, case, metal and case, velvet, lined
Measurements:
case: length 505 mm
case: width 223 mm
case: height 89 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Two Petit's screw tourniquets

Two Petit's screw tourniquets

Two Petit's screw tourniquets

Measurements:
folded: height 115 mm
folded: length 60 mm
Materials:
brass and cloth
Object Number:
A500450 Pt1
type:
tourniquets
Simple tourniquet

Simple tourniquet

Simple tourniquet

Measurements:
folded: length 42 mm
folded: width 36 mm
Materials:
cloth and brass
Object Number:
A500450 Pt2
type:
tourniquets
Packet of suture needles by Weiss and Son

Packet of suture needles by Weiss and Son

Packet of suture needles by Weiss and Son, English

Measurements:
packet: length 56 mm
packet: width 30 mm
Materials:
needle, steel and packet, paper
Object Number:
A500450 Pt3
type:
suture needles
Finger saw with wooden handle

Finger saw with wooden handle

Finger saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 220 mm
height 59 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt4
type:
amputation saws
Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 380 mm
height 88 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt5
type:
amputation saws
Bullet forceps

Bullet forceps

Bullet forceps

Measurements:
length 195 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500450 Pt6
type:
bullet forceps
Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Measurements:
length 97 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500450 Pt7
type:
forceps
Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 300 mm
width 23 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt8
type:
amputation knives
Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle, by Stodart, English

Measurements:
length 287 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt9
type:
amputation knives
Steel hook with wooden handle

Steel hook with wooden handle

Steel hook with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 133 mm
width 20 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt10
type:
hooks
Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Measurements:
length 138 mm
width 47 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt11
type:
bone cutting forceps
Catlin with wooden handle

Catlin with wooden handle

Catlin with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 200 mm
width 16 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt12
type:
amputation knives
Dental key with ivory handle and 3 interchangable claws

Dental key with ivory handle and 3 interchangable claws

Dental key with ivory handle and 3 interchangable claws

Measurements:
length 141 mm
width 74 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A500450 Pt13
type:
dental keys
Two trocars with wooden handles

Two trocars with wooden handles

Two trocars with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 137 mm
diameter 322 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt14
type:
trocars
Dental elevator with wooden handle

Dental elevator with wooden handle

Dental elevator with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 138 mm
diameter 20 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt15
type:
dental elevators
Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 146 mm
diameter 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt16
type:
lenticulars
Hernia bistoury

Hernia bistoury

Hernia bistoury

Measurements:
length 170 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt17
type:
bistouries
2 metal cannulas

2 metal cannulas

2 metal cannulas

Measurements:
length 55 mm
diameter 19 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A500450 Pt18
type:
cannulas
Small brush

Small brush

Small brush

Measurements:
length 54 mm
width 21 mm
Materials:
bristle and ivory
Object Number:
A500450 Pt19
type:
brushes
Double-ended skull forceps

Double-ended skull forceps

Double-ended skull forceps

Measurements:
length 157 mm
width 31 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500450 Pt20
type:
skull forceps
Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 160 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt21
type:
scalpels
Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 160 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt22
type:
scalpels
Aneurism needle with wooden handle by Wood

Aneurism needle with wooden handle by Wood

Aneurism needle with wooden handle by Wood, English

Measurements:
length 170 mm
width 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt23
type:
aneurism needles
Bistoury with curved blade and wooden handle

Bistoury with curved blade and wooden handle

Bistoury with curved blade and wooden handle

Measurements:
length 168 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt24
type:
bistouries
Cranial trephine with two bits and interchangeable handle

Cranial trephine with two bits and interchangeable handle

Cranial trephine with two bits and interchangeable handle

Measurements:
length 120 mm
width 27 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt25
type:
cranial trephines
Two silver catheters

Two silver catheters

Two silver catheters

Measurements:
length 280 mm
width 60 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A500450 Pt26
type:
catheters
Two curved metal probes

Two curved metal probes

Two curved metal probes

Measurements:
length 290 mm
width 65 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A500450 Pt27
type:
probes
Straight metal probe

Straight metal probe

Straight metal probe

Measurements:
length 239 mm
diameter 5 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500450 Pt28
type:
probes
Skull elevator with wooden handle

Skull elevator with wooden handle

Skull elevator with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 178 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500450 Pt29
type:
elevator skulls

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