Cased set of urethral sounds

Made:
1870-1900 in London

Cased set of urethral sounds, case broken, made by S. Maw and Thompson, London, English, 1870-1900

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A173226
Materials:
case, wood, case, leather, case, brass, case, silver (plated), case lining, silk and case lining, velvet
Measurements:
case: length 383 mm
case: width 148 mm
case: thickness 37 mm
type:
urethral sounds
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

10 black plastic-coated urethral sounds with metal bulb tips and screw heads of varying size

10 black plastic-coated urethral sounds with metal bulb tips and screw heads of varying size

10 black plastic-coated urethral sounds with metal bulb tips and screw heads of varying size

Measurements:
max: length 342 mm
stem, max: diameter 5 mm
stem, min: diameter 2 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel plated) and plastic
Object Number:
A173226 Pt1
type:
urethral sounds
1 flexible black sound with metal bulb tip and screw head

1 flexible black sound with metal bulb tip and screw head

1 flexible black sound with metal bulb tip and screw head

Measurements:
length 317 mm
max: diameter 6 mm
stem: diameter 3 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel plated) and gum webb, ? material
Object Number:
A173226 Pt2
type:
sounds
Glass bottle with ground stopper

Glass bottle with ground stopper

Glass bottle with ground stopper, empty

Measurements:
with stopper: height 77 mm
diameter 15 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A173226 Pt3
type:
bottles

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