Pocket surgical instrument set

Made:
1822-1869 in London
maker:
Ferguson

Pocket surgical instrument set, in three-fold leather case, incomplete, made by Ferguson, London, 1822-1869

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A167435
Materials:
case, leather and case, metal (plated)
Measurements:
case: length 153 mm
case: width 73 mm
case: thickness 31 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Curved steel bistoury

Curved steel bistoury

Curved steel bistoury, folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Evans and Co., Old Change, London, 1811-1855

Measurements:
length 103 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A167435 Pt1
type:
bistouries
Straight pointed steel blade folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Straight pointed steel blade folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Straight pointed steel blade folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Evans and Co., Old Change, London, 1811-1855

Measurements:
length 88 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A167435 Pt2
type:
knives
Steel tenaculum

Steel tenaculum

Steel tenaculum, folding into tortoiseshell scales, by Evans and Co., Old Change, London, 1811-1855

Measurements:
length 85 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A167435 Pt3
type:
tenaculums
Curved steel bistoury fitting into tortoiseshell scales

Curved steel bistoury fitting into tortoiseshell scales

Curved steel bistoury fitting into tortoiseshell scales, made by W.B. Hilliard, Glasgow, 1834-1900

Measurements:
length 95 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A167435 Pt4
type:
bistouries
Combined gum lancet and abcess knife folding into tortoiseshell scales

Combined gum lancet and abcess knife folding into tortoiseshell scales

Combined gum lancet and abcess knife folding into tortoiseshell scales, blades steel, made by Maw, London

Measurements:
folded: length mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A167435 Pt5
type:
gum lancets
Fixation forceps

Fixation forceps

Fixation forceps, ophthalmic steel, cross points with spring catch, by Maw, London, 1826-1900

Measurements:
length 109 mm
Materials:
metal (plated)
Object Number:
A167435 Pt6
type:
fixation forceps
Gum lancet

Gum lancet

Gum lancet, steel, folding into tortoiseshell scales

Measurements:
folded: length 78 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A167435 Pt7
type:
gum lancets
Folded paper packet containing some black powder

Folded paper packet containing some black powder

Folded paper packet containing some black powder

Measurements:
length 55 mm
width 24 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A167435 Pt8
type:
pockets