Pocket surgical instrument set

Made:
1830-1883 in London
Pocket surgical instrument set

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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.

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A134319
Materials:
case, leather, case, velvet, case, silk, case, tape and case, metal
Measurements:
case folded: length 151 mm
case folded: width 76 mm
case folded: thickness 39 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

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

Measurements:
folded: length 112 mm
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

Measurements:
folded: length 112 mm
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

Measurements:
folded: length 74 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134319 Pt3
type:
tenaculums
Gum lancet

Gum lancet

Gum lancet, steel, folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Laundy, London, 1790-1843

Measurements:
folded: length 79 mm
Materials:
steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134319 Pt4
type:
gum lancets
Gum lancet

Gum lancet

Gum lancet, steel, folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Stodart, London, 1787-1839

Measurements:
folded: length 91 mm
Materials:
steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134319 Pt5
type:
gum lancets
Gum lancet

Gum lancet

Gum lancet, steel, folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Weiss, London, 1787-1894

Measurements:
folded: length 85 mm
Materials:
steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134319 Pt6
type:
gum lancets
Seton needle

Seton needle

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

Measurements:
length 87 mm
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

Measurements:
case: length 53 mm
case: diameter 9 mm
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

Measurements:
largest pocket: length 107 mm
largest pocket: width 21 mm
Materials:
silk and paper
Object Number:
A134319 Pt9
type:
sutures
Six half-curved suture needles and one pin

Six half-curved suture needles and one pin

Six half-curved suture needles and one pin, steel, in cloth

Measurements:
cloth: length 65 mm
cloth: width 58 mm
pin: length 63 mm
Materials:
steel , pin, steel , pin, glass and cloth, motheaten
Object Number:
A134319 Pt10
type:
suture needles
Three pieces of waxed cloth dressing

Three pieces of waxed cloth dressing

Three pieces of waxed cloth dressing

Measurements:
maximum: length 95 mm
maximum: width 80 mm
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

Measurements:
length 72 mm
width 24 mm
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

Measurements:
roll: length 49 mm
roll: width 20 mm
Materials:
metal, wire, coroded
Object Number:
A134319 Pt13
type:
sutures

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