Surgical instrument set

Made:
1870-1901 in London
maker:
S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson
Surgical instrument set

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Surgical instrument set, cased, by Maw, Son and Thompson, English, 1870-1901

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A70767
Materials:
case, wood, case, brass and case, velvet, lined
Measurements:
case: length 407 mm
case: width 199 mm
case: height 74 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Taylor, Francis

Parts

Amputation saw

Amputation saw

Amputation saw

Measurements:
length 340 mm
height 90 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A70767 Pt1
type:
amputation saws
Amputation saw

Amputation saw

Amputation saw

Measurements:
length 225 mm
height 17 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A70767 Pt2
type:
amputation saws
Hey's skull saw

Hey's skull saw

Hey's skull saw

Measurements:
length 162 mm
width 47 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A70767 Pt3
type:
skull saws
Screw tourniquet with spare straps

Screw tourniquet with spare straps

Screw tourniquet with spare straps

Measurements:
screw: length 85 mm
screw: width 57 mm
Materials:
cloth and brass
Object Number:
A70767 Pt4
type:
tourniquets
Cranial trephine

Cranial trephine

Cranial trephine

Measurements:
length 121 mm
diameter 24 mm
Materials:
steel and brass
Object Number:
A70767 Pt5
type:
cranial trephines
Handle for cranial trephine

Handle for cranial trephine

Handle for cranial trephine

Measurements:
length 97 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A70767 Pt6
type:
handles
Bone cutting forceps with straight blades

Bone cutting forceps with straight blades

Bone cutting forceps with straight blades

Measurements:
length 216 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A70767 Pt7
type:
bone cutting forceps
Packet of suture needles, by Fannin and Co., 41 Grafton Street, Dublin, Irish Republic.

Packet of suture needles

Packet of suture needles, by Fannin and Co., 41 Grafton Street, Dublin, Irish Republic.

Measurements:
packet: length 65 mm
packet: width 32 mm
Materials:
needle, steel and packet, paper
Object Number:
A70767 Pt8
type:
suture needles
Four metal serrefines

Four metal serrefines

Four metal serrefines

Measurements:
length 26 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A70767 Pt10
type:
serrefines
Artery forceps

Artery forceps

Artery forceps

Measurements:
length 46 mm
width 7 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A70767 Pt11
type:
artery forceps
Two amputation knives

Two amputation knives

Two amputation knives

Measurements:
length 371 mm
height 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A70767 Pt12
type:
amputation knives
Amputation knife

Amputation knife

Amputation knife

Measurements:
length 235 mm
height 17 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A70767 Pt13
type:
amputation knives
Scalpel, steel with wooden handle

Scalpel, steel with wooden handle

Scalpel, steel with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 157 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A70767 Pt14
type:
scalpels
Double skull forceps

Double skull forceps

Double skull forceps

Measurements:
length 160 mm
width 34 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A70767 Pt15
type:
skull forceps
Silk ligature in original wrapper, by Archibald Turner and Co., English

Silk ligature in original wrapper

Silk ligature in original wrapper, by Archibald Turner and Co., English

Measurements:
wrapper: length 80 mm
wrapper: width 25 mm
Materials:
ligature, silk and wrapper, paper
Object Number:
A70767 Pt16
type:
sutures
Two metal cannulae

Two metal cannulae

Two metal cannulae

Measurements:
length 275 mm
width 42 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A70767 Pt17
type:
cannulae
Blunt needle

Blunt needle

Blunt needle

Measurements:
length 259 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A70767 Pt18
type:
needles
Hook, with wooden handle

Hook, with wooden handle

Hook, with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 149 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A70767 Pt19
type:
hooks
Suture needle with wooden handle

Suture needle with wooden handle

Suture needle with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 163 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A70767 Pt20
type:
suture needles
Steel forceps

Steel forceps

Steel forceps

Measurements:
length 99 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A70767 Pt21
type:
forceps

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