Cased trephination set

Made:
1771-1800
Cased trephination set

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Trephination set, cased, probably late 18th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A282
Materials:
case, wood, case, velvet, lined, case, brass and case, leather, covered
Measurements:
case: length 283 mm
case: width 210 mm
case: height 57 mm
type:
trephination sets
credit:
La Maison Grise

Parts

Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine

Rugine with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 160 mm
width 28 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A282 Pt1
type:
rugines
Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular

Lenticular with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 162 mm
diameter 20 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A282 Pt2
type:
lenticulars
Three meningophylaxes with wooden handles

Three meningophylaxes with wooden handles

Three meningophylaxes with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 161 mm
diameter 20 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A282 Pt3
type:
meningophylaxes
Steel screw with loop handle

Steel screw

Steel screw with loop handle

Measurements:
length 69 mm
width 33 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A282 Pt4
type:
screws
Two skull elevators, double-ended

Skull elevators

Two skull elevators, double-ended

Measurements:
length 153 mm
width 16 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A282 Pt5
type:
skull elevators
Brace and bit cranial trephine with five bits

Cranial trephine

Brace and bit cranial trephine with five bits

Measurements:
length 288 mm
width 90 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A282 Pt6
type:
cranial trephines

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