Pocket surgical instrument set in roll-up leather case

Pocket surgical instrument set in roll-up leather case

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Pocket surgical instrument set in roll-up leather case, made by S. Maw Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1900

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A125851
Materials:
case, leather, case, brass and case, velvet
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Joel

Parts

Three folding double-ended knives in tortoiseshell sheath

Three folding double-ended knives in tortoiseshell sheath

Three folding double-ended knives in tortoiseshell sheath, by S. Maw Son and Thompson, English, 1870-1900

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A125851 Pt1
type:
knives
Four pairs of forceps

Four pairs of forceps

Four pairs of forceps, plated metal, made by Maw, London, 1870-1900

Materials:
metal (plated)
Object Number:
A125851 Pt2
type:
forceps
Silver catheter head

Silver catheter head

Silver catheter head

Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A125851 Pt3
type:
catheters
Combined eye spud and scoop in ivory screw case

Combined eye spud and scoop in ivory screw case

Combined eye spud and scoop in ivory screw case, by Maw, London, 1870-1900

Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A125851 Pt5
type:
eye spuds
Exploring trocar and silver cannula in screw-on ivory case

Exploring trocar and silver cannula in screw-on ivory case

Exploring trocar and silver cannula in screw-on ivory case, size No.2

Materials:
steel , cannula, silver and case, ivory
Object Number:
A125851 Pt6
type:
trocars
Pocket of 6 half-curved steel suture needles

Pocket of 6 half-curved steel suture needles

Pocket of 6 half-curved steel suture needles, by S. Maw Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1900

Materials:
steel and packet, paper
Object Number:
A125851 Pt7
type:
suture needles