Pocket surgical instrument set

Made:
1851-1900
Pocket surgical instrument set

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Pocket surgical instrument set, in leather case, various English makers, second half of the 19th century, relic of Dame Louisa Aldrich-Blake

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A43490
Materials:
case, leather
Measurements:
case, folded: length 145 mm
case, folded: width 83 mm
case, folded: height 40 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Wigram

Parts

Glass thermometer

Glass thermometer

Glass thermometer, in case, by Charles Baker, 244 High Holborn, London, England, 1894-1920.

Measurements:
length 103 mm
diameter 5 mm
Materials:
glass and case, steel
Object Number:
A43490 Pt1
type:
thermometers
Steel forceps

Steel forceps

Steel forceps, by Down of London, 1880 to 1920

Measurements:
length 112 mm
width 25 mm
height 7 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A43490 Pt2
type:
forceps
Tongue depressor

Tongue depressor

Tongue depressor, steel, plated, by Evans and Co., 6 Dowgate Hill, London, England, 1867-1874.

Measurements:
length 131 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel, plated
Object Number:
A43490 Pt3
type:
tongue depressors
Trocar and cannula

Trocar and cannula

Trocar and cannula, steel and ivory

Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A43490 Pt4
type:
trocars
Combined spud and gouge

Combined spud and gouge

Combined spud and gouge, steel and ivory, by Maw of London, late 19th century

Measurements:
length 122 mm
diameter 6 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A43490 Pt5
type:
ophthalmic gouges
Director, steel

Director, steel

Director, steel, by Maw of London, second half of the 19th century

Measurements:
length 130 mm
width 17 mm
height 3 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A43490 Pt6
type:
director - surgical instrument
Steel scissors

Steel scissors

Steel scissors, by Evans and Co., 31 Stamford Street, London, England, 1874-1900.

Measurements:
length 115 mm
width 42 mm
height 5 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A43490 Pt7
type:
scissors
Abscess knife and bistoury combined

Abscess knife and bistoury combined

Abscess knife and bistoury combined, steel and tortoiseshell, by Charles Baker of London, 1894 to 1900

Measurements:
open: length 190 mm
width 11 mm
height 7 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A43490 Pt8
type:
bistouries
Unidentified cylindrical [object]

Unidentified cylindrical [object]

Unidentified cylindrical [object], steel

Measurements:
length 130 mm
diameter 8 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A43490 Pt9
type:
unidentified
Pocket surgical instrument set, in leather case, v

Pocket surgical instrument set, in leather case, v

Leather case for pocket surgical instrument set, century, relic of Dame Louisa Aldrich-Blake

Measurements:
case, folded: length 145 mm
case, folded: width 83 mm
case, folded: height 40 mm
Materials:
case, leather
Object Number:
A43490 Pt10
type:
case

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