Surgical instrument set

Made:
Liverpool
Surgical instrument set

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Surgical instrument set, cased, by John Wood, English

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A230174
Materials:
wood (unidentified), velvet and leather
Measurements:
overall (case): 43 mm x 113 mm x 208 mm,
type:
surgical instrument set
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Bistoury with ivory handle

Bistoury with ivory handle

Bistoury with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 176 mm
width 16 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A230174 Pt1
type:
bistouries
Hernia bistoury with ivory handle

Hernia bistoury with ivory handle

Hernia bistoury with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 176 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A230174 Pt2
type:
bistouries
Tenaculum with ivory handle

Tenaculum with ivory handle

Tenaculum with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 169 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A230174 Pt3
type:
tenaculums
Naevus needle with ivory handle

Naevus needle with ivory handle

Naevus needle with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 169 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A230174 Pt4
type:
naevus needles
Aneurism needle with ivory handle

Aneurism needle with ivory handle

Aneurism needle with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 168 mm
width 14 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A230174 Pt5
type:
aneurism needles
Combined scoop and director

Combined scoop and director

Combined scoop and director

Measurements:
length 121 mm
width 7 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A230174 Pt6
type:
scoops
Tenaculum which folds into tortoiseshell handle, by Savigny and Co., Engish

Tenaculum which folds into tortoiseshell handle

Tenaculum which folds into tortoiseshell handle, by Savigny and Co., Engish

Measurements:
open: length 136 mm
width 18 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A230174 Pt7
type:
tenaculums
Hook, possibly ophthalmic, with wooden handle

Hook, possibly ophthalmic

Hook, possibly ophthalmic, with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 123 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A230174 Pt8
type:
hooks
Spatula, possibly ophthalmic, with wooden handle

Spatula, possibly ophthalmic

Spatula, possibly ophthalmic, with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 92 mm
width 7 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A230174 Pt9
type:
spatulas
Curved steel needle with wooden handle

Curved steel needle with wooden handle

Curved steel needle with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 112 mm
width 7 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A230174 Pt10
type:
needles

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