Trephination set, cased, English, 19th century

Trephination set, cased, English, 19th century

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Trephination set, cased, English, 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A51007
Materials:
case, wood, case, brass and case, velvet, lined
Measurements:
case: length 250 mm
case: width 154 mm
case: height 60 mm
type:
trephination sets
credit:
Cuthbert, D.

Parts

Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 160 mm
diameter 19 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A51007 Pt1
type:
rugines
Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 150 mm
diameter 20 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A51007 Pt2
type:
lenticulars
Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 156 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A51007 Pt3
type:
scalpels
Two cranial trephines with wooden handles

Two cranial trephines with wooden handles

Two cranial trephines with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 102 mm
width 92 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A51007 Pt4
type:
cranial trephines
Skull elevator with wooden scale tang handle

Skull elevator with wooden scale tang handle

Skull elevator with wooden scale tang handle

Measurements:
length 168 mm
width 14 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A51007 Pt5
type:
skull elevators
Brush with ivory handle

Brush with ivory handle

Brush with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 51 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
bristle and ivory
Object Number:
A51007 Pt6
type:
brushes
Double-ended skull forceps

Double-ended skull forceps

Double-ended skull forceps

Measurements:
length 155 mm
width 37 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A51007 Pt7
type:
skull forceps