Surgical instrument set

Made:
1870-1901 in London
maker:
S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson
Surgical instrument set

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Surgical instrument set, cased, by Maw, Son and Thompson, English, 1870-1901

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A211803
Materials:
case, metal, case, wood and case, velvet, lined
Measurements:
case: length 120 mm
case: width 104 mm
case: height 63 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Measurements:
length 230 mm
width 34 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A211803 Pt1
type:
bone forceps
Catlin with wooden handle

Catlin with wooden handle

Catlin with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 224 mm
width 18 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A211803 Pt2
type:
amputation knives
Wakley's artery forceps

Wakley's artery forceps

Wakley's artery forceps

Measurements:
length 123 mm
width 11 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A211803 Pt3
type:
artery forceps
Two amputation knives with wooden handles

Two amputation knives with wooden handles

Two amputation knives with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 339 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A211803 Pt4
type:
amputation knives
Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 164 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A211803 Pt5
type:
scalpels
Scalpel with wooden handle, by Gardner, Scottish

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle, by Gardner, Scottish

Measurements:
length 151 mm
width 11 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A211803 Pt6
type:
scalpels
Tenaculum with wooden handle

Tenaculum with wooden handle

Tenaculum with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 156 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A211803 Pt7
type:
tenaculums
Naevus needle with wooden handle

Naevus needle with wooden handle

Naevus needle with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 208 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A211803 Pt8
type:
naevus needles
Suture needle with slot eye and wooden handle, by Savigny and Co., English

Suture needle with slot eye and wooden handle

Suture needle with slot eye and wooden handle, by Savigny and Co., English

Measurements:
length 4 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A211803 Pt9
type:
suture needles
Cranial trephine with removable handle

Cranial trephine with removable handle

Cranial trephine with removable handle

Measurements:
length 119 mm
width 95 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A211803 Pt10
type:
cranial trephines
Dental key with removable handle and two interchangeable claws

Dental key with removable handle and two interchangeable claws

Dental key with removable handle and two interchangeable claws

Measurements:
length 155 mm
width 89 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A211803 Pt11
type:
dental keys
Bullet forceps

Bullet forceps

Bullet forceps

Measurements:
length 208 mm
width 36 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A211803 Pt12
type:
bullet forceps
Hey's skull saw with wooden handle

Hey's skull saw with wooden handle

Hey's skull saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 194 mm
width 47 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A211803 Pt13
type:
skull saws
Finger saw with wooden handle

Finger saw with wooden handle

Finger saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 216 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A211803 Pt14
type:
amputation saws
Amputation saw

Amputation saw

Amputation saw

Measurements:
length 340 mm
width 105 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A211803 Pt15
type:
amputation saws
Metal catheters

Metal catheters

Metal catheters

Measurements:
length 269 mm
width 60 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A211803 Pt16
type:
catheters
Simple tourniquet

Simple tourniquet

Simple tourniquet

Measurements:
folded: length 68 mm
folded: width 38 mm
Materials:
cloth and steel
Object Number:
A211803 Pt17
type:
tourniquets

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