Pocket surgical instrument set in green fishskin case

Pocket surgical instrument set in green fishskin case

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Pocket surgical instrument set in green fishskin case, French, 1701-1830

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A64292
Materials:
wood (unidentified), fish skin, velvet, metal (unknown) and complete
Measurements:
overall (case): 31 mm x 44 mm x 154 mm,
type:
surgical instrument set
credit:
Marion

Parts

Steel lancet

Steel lancet

Steel lancet, folding between tortoiseshell scales, corroded

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A64292 Pt2
type:
lancets