Trephination set

Made:: 1822-1930 in Bristol

Trephination set

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Trephination set, cased, by Plum, English, 1822-1930

Details

Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A166785

Materials:: case, wood, case, velvet, lined and case, brass

Measurements:: case: length 272 mm
case: width 139 mm
case: height 45 mm

type:: trephination sets

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Cite this page

Rights

We encourage the use and reuse of our collection data.

Data in the title, made, maker and details fields are released under Creative Commons Zero . Descriptions and all other text content are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence

Download

Download catalogue entry as json

Download manifest IIIF

Our records are constantly being enhanced and improved, but please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information shown on this website.

Parts

Brush with ivory handle

Brush with ivory handle

Brush with ivory handle

Measurements:: length 50 mm
width 21 mm

Materials:: bristle and ivory

Object Number:: A166785 Pt1

type:: brushes

Scalpel with wooden scale tong handle

Scalpel with wooden scale tong handle

Scalpel with wooden scale tong handle

Measurements:: length 154 mm
width 11 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A166785 Pt2

type:: scalpels

Two cranial trephines

Two cranial trephines

Two cranial trephines

Measurements:: length 106 mm
width 92 mm

Materials:: plastic and steel

Object Number:: A166785 Pt3

type:: cranial trephines

Double ended skull forceps

Double ended skull forceps

Double ended skull forceps

Measurements:: length 140 mm
width 35 mm

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A166785 Pt4

type:: skull forceps

Lenticular with plastic handle

Lenticular with plastic handle

Lenticular with plastic handle

Measurements:: length 152 mm
width 15 mm

Materials:: plastic and steel

Object Number:: A166785 Pt5

type:: lenticulars

Double ended skull elevator

Double ended skull elevator

Double ended skull elevator

Measurements:: length 152 mm
width 11 mm

Materials:: metal

Object Number:: A166785 Pt6

type:: skull elevators

Hey's skull saw

Hey's skull saw

Hey's skull saw

Measurements:: length 160 mm
width 45 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A166785 Pt7

type:: skull saws