Surgical instrument set

Surgical instrument set

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Surgical instrument set, cased, by Weiss, English, 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A61049
Materials:
case, wood, case, brass and case, velvet, lined
Measurements:
case: length 422 mm
case: width 226 mm
case: height 101 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Stent, R.C.

Parts

Two Petit's screw tourniquets

Two Petit's screw tourniquets

Two Petit's screw tourniquets

Measurements:
folded: length 113 mm
folded: width 60 mm
Materials:
brass and cloth
Object Number:
A61049 Pt1
type:
tourniquets
Double ended skull forceps

Double ended skull forceps

Double ended skull forceps

Measurements:
length 143 mm
width 28 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A61049 Pt2
type:
skull forceps
Hey's skull saw with wooden handle

Hey's skull saw with wooden handle

Hey's skull saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 175 mm
width 52 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A61049 Pt3
type:
skull saws
Trocar with plastic handle

Trocar with plastic handle

Trocar with plastic handle

Measurements:
length 117 mm
diameter 22 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A61049 Pt4
type:
trocars
Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Measurements:
length 43 mm
diameter 15 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A61049 Pt5
type:
cannulas
Wakley's artery forceps

Wakley's artery forceps

Wakley's artery forceps

Measurements:
length 116 mm
width 29 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A61049 Pt6
type:
artery forceps
Two tenacula with plastic handles

Two tenacula with plastic handles

Two tenacula with plastic handles

Measurements:
length 125 mm
width 25 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A61049 Pt7
type:
tenaculums
Double ended skull elevator

Double ended skull elevator

Double ended skull elevator

Measurements:
length 163 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A61049 Pt8
type:
skull elevators
Two amputation knives with plastic handles

Two amputation knives with plastic handles

Two amputation knives with plastic handles

Measurements:
length 357 mm
width 24 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A61049 Pt9
type:
amputation knives
Small brush with ivory handle

Small brush with ivory handle

Small brush with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 58 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
ivory and bristle
Object Number:
A61049 Pt10
type:
brushes
Cranial trephine with two bits

Cranial trephine with two bits

Cranial trephine with two bits

Measurements:
length 119 mm
width 96 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A61049 Pt11
type:
cranial trephines
Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Measurements:
length 104 mm
width 36 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A61049 Pt12
type:
bone cutting forceps