Combined tongue depressor and spatula
Combined tongue depressor and spatula, silver
Pocket surgical instrument set
- Made:
- 1701-1830
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Pocket surgical instrument set, in silver-mounted shagreen case, incomplete, English, 1701-1830
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A241492
- Materials:
- case, wood, case, shagreen, case, steel and case, silver
- Measurements:
-
case: length 146 mm
case: width 58 mm
case: thickness 31 mm
- type:
- surgical instrument sets
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
Parts
Folding lancet
Folding lancet, steel, in silver-mounted tortoiseshell sheath
- Measurements:
-
length 78 mm
- Materials:
- steel , sheath, silver and sheath, tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A241492 Pt2
- type:
- lancets
Folding knife
Folding knife, steel, with silver-mounted tortoiseshell sheath, by Rook, c. 1800
- Measurements:
-
folded: length 93 mm
- Materials:
- steel , sheath, silver and sheath, tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A241492 Pt3
- type:
- knives
Folding steel gum lancet with tortoiseshell sheath
Folding steel gum lancet with tortoiseshell sheath, by Savigny, London, 1720-1830
- Measurements:
-
folded: length 71 mm
- Materials:
- steel , sheath, tortoiseshell and sheath, steel
- Object Number:
- A241492 Pt4
- type:
- gum lancets
Combined director and scoop
Combined director and scoop, silver
