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, by Whitford, English

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, by Evans, English

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, by Evans, English

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, by Evans, English

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, by Evans, English

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, by William Smith, London, England, 1803-1847, English

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