Pocket surgical instrument set

Pocket surgical instrument set, in leather wallet, incomplete

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Pocket surgical instrument set, in leather wallet, incomplete
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Pocket surgical instrument set, in leather wallet, incomplete, instruments by various London makers, case by Weiss and Son, 62 Strand, London, England, 1830-1883.

Parts

Pointed straight folding bistoury with tortoiseshell sheath

Pointed straight folding bistoury with tortoiseshell sheath

Pointed straight folding bistoury with tortoiseshell sheath, London, 1801-1860

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134319 Pt1
type:
bistouries
Curved, probe-ended bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Curved, probe-ended bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Curved, probe-ended bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by W. Smith, London, 1803-1847

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134319 Pt2
type:
bistouries
Steel tenaculum folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Steel tenaculum folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Steel tenaculum folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by W. Smith, London, 1803-1847

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134319 Pt3
type:
tenaculums
Seton needle

Seton needle

Seton needle, detachable, with tortoiseshell sheath, by Simpson, London, 1788-1863

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134319 Pt7
type:
seton needles
Part of silver case of caustic-applicator

Part of silver case of caustic-applicator

Part of silver case of caustic-applicator

Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A134319 Pt8
type:
applicators
Four thicknesses of suture silk in paper or wound round cardboard

Four thicknesses of suture silk in paper or wound round cardboard

Four thicknesses of suture silk in paper or wound round cardboard

Materials:
silk and paper
Object Number:
A134319 Pt9
type:
sutures
Three pieces of waxed cloth dressing

Three pieces of waxed cloth dressing

Three pieces of waxed cloth dressing

Materials:
cloth and wax
Object Number:
A134319 Pt11
type:
dressings
Paper packet containing dried leaves of matico matico

Paper packet containing dried leaves of matico matico

Paper packet containing dried leaves of matico matico

Materials:
paper and organic material
Object Number:
A134319 Pt12
type:
packets
Roll of thin wire suture

Roll of thin wire suture

Roll of thin wire suture, corroded

Materials:
metal, wire, coroded
Object Number:
A134319 Pt13
type:
sutures