Pocket surgical instrument set in green fishskin case

Made:
1701-1830 in France
maker:
Unknown
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 and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall (case): 31 mm x 44 mm x 154 mm,
type:
surgical instrument set
credit:
Marion

Parts

Steel lancet, folding, with tortoiseshell sheath, French

Steel lancet

Steel lancet, folding, with tortoiseshell sheath, French

Measurements:
length 70 mm
Materials:
steel , brass and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A64292 Pt1
type:
lancets
Steel lancet, folding between tortoiseshell scales, corroded

Steel lancet

Steel lancet, folding between tortoiseshell scales, corroded

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A64292 Pt2
type:
lancets
Double bladed folding knife with tortoiseshell sheath, thought to be silver, possibly German, decorated

Double bladed folding knife

Double bladed folding knife with tortoiseshell sheath, thought to be silver, possibly German, decorated

Measurements:
folded: length 93 mm
Materials:
silver, ? material , sheath, tortoiseshell and sheath, metal, inlay
Object Number:
A64292 Pt3
type:
knives

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