Surgical instrument set

Surgical instrument set

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Surgical instrument set, cased, by various makers, 1801-1850, English

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A85305
Materials:
wood (unidentified), velvet and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 90 mm x 213 mm x 505 mm,
type:
surgical instrument set
credit:
Paget, Stephen

Parts

Petit's screw tourniquet

Petit's screw tourniquet

Petit's screw tourniquet

Measurements:
folded: length 107 mm
folded: width 62 mm
Materials:
brass and cloth
Object Number:
A85305 Pt1
type:
tourniquets
Two scalpels with wooden handles

Two scalpels with wooden handles

Two scalpels with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 160 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A85305 Pt2
type:
scalpels
Two scalpels with wooden handles marked BARTHOLOMEWS HOSPITAL

Two scalpels with wooden handles marked BARTHOLOMEWS HOSPITAL

Two scalpels with wooden handles marked BARTHOLOMEWS HOSPITAL, by Whitford, English

Measurements:
length 171 mm
width 12 mm
Object Number:
A85305 Pt3
type:
scalpels
Hey's skull saw

Hey's skull saw

Hey's skull saw

Measurements:
length 105 mm
width 41 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A85305 Pt4
type:
skull saws
Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 145 mm
width 23 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A85305 Pt5
type:
rugines
Skull elevator with wooden handle

Skull elevator with wooden handle

Skull elevator with wooden handle, by Evans, English

Measurements:
length 178 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A85305 Pt6
type:
skull elevators
Two trocars with wooden handles

Two trocars with wooden handles

Two trocars with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 141 mm
width 24 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A85305 Pt7
type:
trocars
Two metal cannulae

Two metal cannulae

Two metal cannulae

Measurements:
length 56 mm
diameter 19 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A85305 Pt8
type:
cannulae
Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 141 mm
width 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A85305 Pt9
type:
lenticulars
Double ended skull forceps

Double ended skull forceps

Double ended skull forceps

Measurements:
length 156 mm
width 31 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A85305 Pt10
type:
skull forceps
Dental forceps

Dental forceps

Dental forceps, by Evans, English

Measurements:
length 134 mm
width 39 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A85305 Pt11
type:
dental forceps
Dental elevator with wooden handle

Dental elevator with wooden handle

Dental elevator with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 130 mm
diameter 25 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A85305 Pt12
type:
dental elevators
Metal probe

Metal probe

Metal probe

Measurements:
length 253 mm
diameter 6 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A85305 Pt13
type:
probes
Dental key

Dental key

Dental key

Measurements:
length 145 mm
width 90 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A85305 Pt14
type:
dental keys
Blade from cranial rugine

Blade from cranial rugine

Blade from cranial rugine

Measurements:
length 26 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A85305 Pt15
type:
rugines
Bullet forceps

Bullet forceps

Bullet forceps, by Evans, English

Measurements:
length 158 mm
width 49 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A85305 Pt16
type:
bullet forceps
Three bobbin of suture

Three bobbin of suture

Three bobbin of suture

Measurements:
bobbin: length 37 mm
bobbin: diameter 18 mm
Materials:
bobbin, wood
Object Number:
A85305 Pt17
type:
sutures
Blade for amputation saw

Blade for amputation saw

Blade for amputation saw

Measurements:
length 228 mm
width 11 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A85305 Pt18
type:
amputation saws
Gum elastic catheter

Gum elastic catheter

Gum elastic catheter

Measurements:
length 335 mm
diameter 9 mm
Materials:
gum elastic and ivory
Object Number:
A85305 Pt19
type:
catheters
Two amputaion knives with wooden handles

Two amputaion knives with wooden handles

Two amputaion knives with wooden handles, by Evans, English

Measurements:
length 346 mm
width mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A85305 Pt20
type:
amputation knives
Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle, by William Smith, London, England, 1803-1847, English

Measurements:
length 236 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A85305 Pt21
type:
amputation knives
Finger saw with wooden handle

Finger saw with wooden handle

Finger saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 221 mm
height 57 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A85305 Pt22
type:
amputation saws
Small brush with ivory handle

Small brush with ivory handle

Small brush with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 57 mm
width 20 mm
Materials:
bristle and ivory
Object Number:
A85305 Pt23
type:
brushes
Cranial trephine with two bits

Cranial trephine with two bits

Cranial trephine with two bits

Measurements:
length 117 mm
width 101 mm
Materials:
steel , brass and wood
Object Number:
A85305 Pt24
type:
cranial trephines