Pocket surgical instrument set

Pocket surgical instrument set

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Pocket surgical instrument set, in leather wallet, English, 19th century

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Parts

Lancet with tortoiseshell scales by H. Bigg

Lancet with tortoiseshell scales by H. Bigg

Lancet with tortoiseshell scales by H. Bigg, English

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A59562 Pt1
type:
lancets
Hernia bistoury which folds into tortoiseshell handle

Hernia bistoury which folds into tortoiseshell handle

Hernia bistoury which folds into tortoiseshell handle, by Samson, French

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A59562 Pt2
type:
bistouries
Bistoury which folds into tortoiseshell handle

Bistoury which folds into tortoiseshell handle

Bistoury which folds into tortoiseshell handle, by F. Walters, English

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A59562 Pt3
type:
bistouries
Combined tenaculum and gum lancet which fold into tortoiseshell handle by F. Walters

Combined tenaculum and gum lancet which fold into tortoiseshell handle by F. Walters

Combined tenaculum and gum lancet which fold into tortoiseshell handle by F. Walters, English

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A59562 Pt4
type:
tenaculums
Wakley's artery forceps by Walters

Wakley's artery forceps by Walters

Wakley's artery forceps by Walters, English

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A59562 Pt5
type:
artery forceps
Thirteen suture needles

Thirteen suture needles

Thirteen suture needles

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A59562 Pt6
type:
suture needles