Petit's screw tourniquets
Petit's screw tourniquets
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Surgical instrument set in a case, manufactured by Laundy, English, 1783-1843
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A76114
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and velvet
- Measurements:
-
overall (case): 87 mm x 233 mm x 497 mm,
- type:
- surgical instrument sets
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
Parts
Instrument, possibly an aneurism needle
Instrument, possibly an aneurism needle, with ivory handle
Hey's skull saw
Hey's skull saw, with ivory handle
Lenticular with ivory handle
Lenticular with ivory handle
Skull forceps
Skull forceps
- Measurements:
-
length 157 mm
width 61 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A76114 Pt7
- type:
- skull forceps
Dental elevator with ivory handle
Dental elevator with ivory handle
Dental key with five interchangable claws and ivory handle
Dental key with five interchangable claws and ivory handle
Dental key with claw that can be rotated to all use on either side of mouth
Dental key with claw that can be rotated to all use on either side of mouth
Gum lancet which folds into tortoiseshell scales
Gum lancet which folds into tortoiseshell scales
- Measurements:
-
closed: length 74 mm
width 19 mm
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A76114 Pt11
- type:
- gum lancets
Dental forceps with curved jaws
Dental forceps with curved jaws
- Measurements:
-
length 144 mm
width 34 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A76114 Pt12
- type:
- dental forceps
Dental forceps with straight jaws
Dental forceps with straight jaws
- Measurements:
-
length 143 mm
width 33 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A76114 Pt13
- type:
- dental forceps
Cranial trephine with two bits
Cranial trephine with two bits
Double-ended skull elevator
Double-ended skull elevator
- Measurements:
-
length 151 mm
width 10 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A76114 Pt15
- type:
- skull elevators
Metal blade
Metal blade, possibly a suture needle, in tortoiseshell case
- Measurements:
-
case: length 85 mm
case: width 12 mm
- Materials:
- needle, steel and case, tortoishell
- Object Number:
- A76114 Pt16
- type:
- suture needles
Amputation saw with ivory handle
Amputation saw with ivory handle
Finger saw with ivory handle
Finger saw with ivory handle
Eight suture needles in packet
Eight suture needles in packet
- Measurements:
-
packet: length 70 mm
packet: width 22 mm
- Materials:
- packet, paper and needle, steel
- Object Number:
- A76114 Pt19
- type:
- suture needles
Bullet forceps
Bullet forceps
- Measurements:
-
length 174 mm
width 52 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A76114 Pt20
- type:
- bullet forceps
Two tentacula with ivory handles
Two tentacula with ivory handles
Catlin with ivory handle
Catlin with ivory handle
Three amputation knives with ivory handles
Three amputation knives with ivory handles
Artery forceps with ivory handle
Artery forceps with ivory handle
- Measurements:
-
length 120 mm
width 20 mm
- Materials:
- metal
- Object Number:
- A76114 Pt26
- type:
- artery forceps
Unidentified instrument with ivory handle
Unidentified instrument with ivory handle
