Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet
- maker:
- Weiss, John
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Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet, by Weiss, English, late 19th or early 20th century
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A646960
- Materials:
- wallet, leather
- Measurements:
-
length 165 mm
width 84 mm
height 36 mm
- type:
- surgical instrument sets
Parts
Tenaculum which folds into tortoiseshell handle
Tenaculum which folds into tortoiseshell handle
- Measurements:
-
open: length 128 mm
width 17 mm
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A646960 Pt3
- type:
- tenaculums
Knife which folds into tortoiseshell handle
Knife which folds into tortoiseshell handle
- Measurements:
-
open: length 152 mm
width 12 mm
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A646960 Pt4
- type:
- knives
Scalpel with blade which folds into tortoiseshell handle
Scalpel with blade which folds into tortoiseshell handle
- Measurements:
-
open: length 145 mm
width 13 mm
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A646960 Pt5
- type:
- scalpels
Bistoury which folds into tortoiseshell handle
Bistoury which folds into tortoiseshell handle
- Measurements:
-
open: length 166 mm
width 15 mm
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A646960 Pt6
- type:
- bistouries
Two styptic holders
Two styptic holders
- Measurements:
-
length 97 mm
diameter 12 mm
- Materials:
- metal
- Object Number:
- A646960 Pt8
- type:
- styptic holders
