Pocket surgical instrument set
- Made:
- London
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Pocket surgical instrument set, in folding leather case, with instruments by Pepys, London, European, 1771-1856
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A79137
- Materials:
- case, leather and case, metal (alloy)
- Measurements:
-
overall (case folded): 38 mm x 83 mm x 152 mm,
- type:
- surgical instrument set
- credit:
- Maison Blanchard
Parts
Depilatory forceps
One pair depilatory forceps, metal alloy
Seton needle
Seton needle, steel, with tortoiseshell sheath, by W. Pepys, London, 1771-1856
Abscess lancet steel
Abscess lancet steel, with tortoiseshell sheath, made by Pepys, London
Two folding scalpels
Two folding scalpels, steel, with tortoiseshell sheaths, by W. Pepys, London, 1771-1856
Gum lancet
Gum lancet, steel, folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by W. Pepys, London, 1771-1856
Curved, probe-ended bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath
Curved, probe-ended bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Pepys, London
Three curved suture needles
Three curved suture needles, steel
