Ophthalmic instrument set

Ophthalmic instrument set

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Ophthalmic instrument set, cased, by Weiss, English, 1823-1837

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A35123
Materials:
wood (unidentified), velvet and leather
Measurements:
overall (case): 22 mm x 111 mm x 172 mm,
type:
ophthalmic instrument set
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Pellier's eyelid retractor

Pellier's eyelid retractor

Pellier's eyelid retractor

Measurements:
length 65 mm
width 19 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A35123 Pt1
type:
eyelid retractors
Cataract knife with ivory handle

Cataract knife with ivory handle

Cataract knife with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 133 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A35123 Pt2
type:
cataract knives
Silk suture

Silk suture

Silk suture

Measurements:
length 65 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
silk
Object Number:
A35123 Pt3
type:
sutures
Three cataract needles with ivory handles

Three cataract needles with ivory handles

Three cataract needles with ivory handles

Measurements:
length 125 mm
width 5 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A35123 Pt4
type:
cataract needles
Lens hook with ivory handle

Lens hook with ivory handle

Lens hook with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 124 mm
width 5 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A35123 Pt5
type:
lens hooks
Cataract needle with ivory handle

Cataract needle with ivory handle

Cataract needle with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 120 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A35123 Pt6
type:
cataract needles
Cataract needle with ivory handle

Cataract needle with ivory handle

Cataract needle with ivory handle, by Ferguson, English

Measurements:
length 121 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A35123 Pt7
type:
cataract needles
Broken instrument

Broken instrument

Broken instrument, possibly a canaliculus knife

Measurements:
length 113 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A35123 Pt8
type:
canaliculus knives
Combined curette and cataract needle

Combined curette and cataract needle

Combined curette and cataract needle

Measurements:
length 122 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A35123 Pt9
type:
cataract needles