Pocket surgical instrument set

Made:: 1771-1850

Pocket surgical instrument set

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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pocket surgical instrument set, in folded leather case, with instruments, by W. Pepys, London, incomplete, English, 1771-1850

Details

Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A134324

Materials:: case, leather, case, metal (alloy) and case, silk

Measurements:: overall (case folded): 34 mm x 79 mm x 151 mm,

type:: surgical instrument set

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Parts

Bleeding lancet

Bleeding lancet

Bleeding lancet, with damaged tip, in tortoiseshell sheath, by W. Pepys, London, 1771-1850

Measurements:: length 52 mm
width 9 mm

Materials:: steel and sheath, tortoiseshell

Object Number:: A134324 Pt1

type:: lancets

Bleeding lancet in tortoiseshell sheath

Bleeding lancet in tortoiseshell sheath

Bleeding lancet in tortoiseshell sheath, by Evans, London, 1811-1855

Measurements:: length 56 mm
width 11 mm

Materials:: blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell

Object Number:: A134324 Pt2

type:: lancets

Curved probe-ended bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Curved probe-ended bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Curved probe-ended bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by W. Pepys, London, 1771-1850

Measurements:: length 97 mm
width 10 mm

Materials:: blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell

Object Number:: A134324 Pt3

type:: bistouries

Lead pencil with pewter end

Lead pencil with pewter end

Lead pencil with pewter end

Measurements:: length 113 mm
width 10 mm

Materials:: wood , lead and pewter

Object Number:: A134324 Pt4

type:: pencils

Caustic applicator

Caustic applicator

Caustic applicator in ivory screw case

Measurements:: case: length 132 mm
case, max: diameter 11 mm

Materials:: ivory and brass

Object Number:: A134324 Pt5

type:: applicators

Combined tongue depressor and spatula

Combined tongue depressor and spatula

Combined tongue depressor and spatula, plated steel, by W. Pepys, London, 1771-1850

Measurements:: length 138 mm
width 17 mm

Materials:: steel (plated)

Object Number:: A134324 Pt6

type:: tongue depressors

Tube with spout and spherical chamber

Tube with spout and spherical chamber

Tube with spout and spherical chamber, plated metal

Measurements:: length 71 mm
chamber: diameter 17 mm

Materials:: metal (plated)

Object Number:: A134324 Pt7

type:: tubes

Combined scoop and director

Combined scoop and director

Combined scoop and director, steel

Measurements:: length 134 mm
scoop: width 9 mm

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A134324 Pt8

type:: scoops

Fenestrated probe

Fenestrated probe

Fenestrated probe, plated metal

Measurements:: length 127 mm
max: width 3 mm

Materials:: metal (plated)

Object Number:: A134324 Pt9

type:: probes

Double-ended probe

Double-ended probe

Double-ended probe, plated metal

Measurements:: length 133 mm
max: diameter 2 mm

Materials:: metal (plated)

Object Number:: A134324 Pt10

type:: probes

6 curved suture needles steel

6 curved suture needles steel

6 curved suture needles steel, slightly corroded

Measurements:: max: length 54 mm
min: length 40 mm

Materials:: steel , cotton wool and paper

Object Number:: A134324 Pt11

type:: suture needles