Pocket surgical instrument set

Made:
1746

Pocket surgical instrument set, in silver-mounted shagreen case, incomplete, English, 1746

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A200917
Materials:
case, wood, case, shagreen, case, steel and case, silver
Measurements:
overall (closed): 148 mm x 55 mm x 28 mm, 0.176 kg
overall (open): 164 mm x 97 mm x 28 mm, 0.176 kg
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Tongue depressor and combined spatula

Tongue depressor and combined spatula

Tongue depressor and combined spatula, silver

Measurements:
length 133 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A200917 Pt1
type:
tongue depressors
Knife folding into silver-mounted tortoiseshell sheath

Knife folding into silver-mounted tortoiseshell sheath

Knife folding into silver-mounted tortoiseshell sheath

Measurements:
folded: length 93 mm
Materials:
steel , sheath, silver and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A200917 Pt3
type:
knives
Combined director and scoop

Combined director and scoop

Combined director and scoop, silver, scoop damaged and incomplete

Object Number:
A200917 Pt4
type:
director - surgical instrument
Fenestrated probe

Fenestrated probe

Fenestrated probe, silver

Measurements:
length 134 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A200917 Pt5
type:
probes
Double-ended probe

Double-ended probe

Double-ended probe, silver

Measurements:
length 133 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A200917 Pt6
type:
probes
Silver-mounted shagreen case for pocket surgical instrument set

Silver-mounted shagreen case for pocket surgical instrument set

Silver-mounted shagreen case for pocket surgical instrument set, incomplete, English, 1746

Measurements:
overall (closed): 148 mm x 55 mm x 28 mm, 0.176 kg
overall (open): 164 mm x 97 mm x 28 mm, 0.176 kg
Materials:
shagreen , metal (unknown) , silver (metal) and paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
A200917 Pt7
type:
cases