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
- Measurements:
-
length 120 mm
width 10 mm
- Materials:
- metal (alloy)
- Object Number:
- A79137 Pt2
- type:
- depilatory forceps
Seton needle
Seton needle, steel, with tortoiseshell sheath, by W. Pepys, London, 1771-1856
- Measurements:
-
length 86 mm
width 13 mm
- Materials:
- blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A79137 Pt3
- type:
- seton needles
Abscess lancet steel
Abscess lancet steel, with tortoiseshell sheath, made by Pepys, London
- Measurements:
-
length 75 mm
width 15 mm
- Materials:
- blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A79137 Pt4
- type:
- abscess lancet
Two folding scalpels
Two folding scalpels, steel, with tortoiseshell sheaths, by W. Pepys, London, 1771-1856
- Measurements:
-
maximum: length 92 mm
maximum: width 12 mm
- Materials:
- blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A79137 Pt5
- type:
- scalpels
Gum lancet
Gum lancet, steel, folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by W. Pepys, London, 1771-1856
- Measurements:
-
length 78 mm
width 11 mm
- Materials:
- blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A79137 Pt6
- type:
- gum lancets
Curved, probe-ended bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath
Curved, probe-ended bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Pepys, London
- Measurements:
-
length 98 mm
width 10 mm
- Materials:
- blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A79137 Pt7
- type:
- bistouries
Three curved suture needles
Three curved suture needles, steel
- Measurements:
-
maximum: length 55 mm
maximum: width 2 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A79137 Pt8
- type:
- suture needles
