Surgical instrument set, cased, by S. Maw, Son and

Made:
1870-1901 in London
maker:
S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson
Surgical instrument set, cased, by S. Maw, Son and

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Surgical instrument set, owned by J B White, cased, by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, English, 1870-1901

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A202258
Materials:
case, velvet, lined and case, wood
Measurements:
case: length 462 mm
case: width 258 mm
case: height 128 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Hey's skull saw with wooden handle

Hey's skull saw with wooden handle

Hey's skull saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 102 mm
width 47 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt1
type:
skull saws
Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 327 mm
height 120 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt2
type:
amputation saws
Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 340 mm
height 95 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt3
type:
amputation saws
Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Measurements:
length 235 mm
width 46 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A202258 Pt4
type:
bone cutting forceps
Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 394 mm
width 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt5
type:
amputation knives
Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 367 mm
width 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt6
type:
amputation knives
Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 340 mm
width 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt7
type:
amputation knives
Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle

Amputation knife with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 319 mm
width 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt8
type:
amputation knives
Petit's screw tourniquet

Petit's screw tourniquet

Petit's screw tourniquet

Measurements:
folded: length 85 mm
folded: width 65 mm
Materials:
brass and cloth
Object Number:
A202258 Pt9
type:
tourniquets
Three simple tourniquets

Three simple tourniquets

Three simple tourniquets

Measurements:
folded: length mm
folded: width mm
Materials:
cloth and brass
Object Number:
A202258 Pt10
type:
tourniquets
Straight bistoury with wooden handle

Straight bistoury with wooden handle

Straight bistoury with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 186 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt11
type:
bistouries
Straight bistoury with wooden handle

Straight bistoury with wooden handle

Straight bistoury with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 182 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt12
type:
bistouries
Hernia bistoury with wooden handle

Hernia bistoury with wooden handle

Hernia bistoury with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 180 mm
width 14 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt13
type:
bistouries
Straight bistoury with wooden handle

Straight bistoury with wooden handle

Straight bistoury with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 184 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt14
type:
bistouries
Curved bistoury with wooden handle

Curved bistoury with wooden handle

Curved bistoury with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 174 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt15
type:
bistouries
Curved bistoury with wooden handle

Curved bistoury with wooden handle

Curved bistoury with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 181 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt16
type:
bistouries
Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 156 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt17
type:
scalpels
Steel hook with wooden handle

Steel hook with wooden handle

Steel hook with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 159 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt18
type:
hooks
Aneurism needle with wooden handle

Aneurism needle with wooden handle

Aneurism needle with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 165 mm
width 19 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt19
type:
aneurism needles
Tenotomy knife with wooden handle

Tenotomy knife with wooden handle

Tenotomy knife with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 163 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt20
type:
tenotomy knives
Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 163 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt21
type:
scalpels
Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 166 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt22
type:
scalpels
Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 161 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt23
type:
scalpels
Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 153 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt24
type:
scalpels
Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 150 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt25
type:
scalpels
Fuller's tracheotomy cannula

Fuller's tracheotomy cannula

Fuller's tracheotomy cannula

Measurements:
length 45 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A202258 Pt26
type:
tracheotomy cannulae
Fuller's tracheotomy cannula

Fuller's tracheotomy cannula

Fuller's tracheotomy cannula

Measurements:
length 43 mm
width 30 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A202258 Pt27
type:
tracheotomy cannulae
Trocar with wooden handle

Trocar with wooden handle

Trocar with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 131 mm
width 20 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt28
type:
trocars
Liston's artery forceps

Liston's artery forceps

Liston's artery forceps

Measurements:
length 154 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A202258 Pt29
type:
artery forceps
Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Measurements:
length 123 mm
width 11 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A202258 Pt30
type:
forceps
Artery forceps

Artery forceps

Artery forceps

Measurements:
length 121 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A202258 Pt31
type:
artery forceps
Trocar with wooden handle

Trocar with wooden handle

Trocar with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 111 mm
diameter 17 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt32
type:
trocars
Trocar with plastic handle and cover

Trocar with plastic handle and cover

Trocar with plastic handle and cover

Measurements:
length 108 mm
diameter 8 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A202258 Pt33
type:
trocars
Dieffenbach's artery forceps

Dieffenbach's artery forceps

Dieffenbach's artery forceps

Measurements:
length 57 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A202258 Pt35
type:
artery forceps
Dieffenbach's artery forceps

Dieffenbach's artery forceps

Dieffenbach's artery forceps

Measurements:
length 53 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A202258 Pt36
type:
artery forceps
Three bobbins of silk suture

Three bobbins of silk suture

Three bobbins of silk suture

Measurements:
length 28 mm
diameter 18 mm
Materials:
wood and silk, ? material
Object Number:
A202258 Pt37
type:
sutures
Two bobbins of silver suture wire

Two bobbins of silver suture wire

Two bobbins of silver suture wire

Measurements:
length 18 mm
diameter 16 mm
Materials:
wood and silver, ? material
Object Number:
A202258 Pt38
type:
sutures
Piece of turned wood

Piece of turned wood

Piece of turned wood, possibly the handle of an instrument

Measurements:
length 25 mm
diameter 15 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt39
type:
handles
Calculus extractor

Calculus extractor

Calculus extractor

Measurements:
length 254 mm
diameter 29 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A202258 Pt40
type:
calculus extractors
Rugine with pentagonal blade and wooden handle

Rugine with pentagonal blade and wooden handle

Rugine with pentagonal blade and wooden handle

Measurements:
length 146 mm
diameter 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt41
type:
rugines
Gouge forceps

Gouge forceps

Gouge forceps

Measurements:
length 166 mm
width 39 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A202258 Pt42
type:
gouge forceps
Fergusson's lion forceps

Fergusson's lion forceps

Fergusson's lion forceps

Measurements:
length 195 mm
width 40 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A202258 Pt43
type:
lion forceps
Hare-lip pin-cutting forceps

Hare-lip pin-cutting forceps

Hare-lip pin-cutting forceps

Measurements:
length 140 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A202258 Pt44
type:
hare-lip pin-cutting forceps
Forceps with long straight jaws

Forceps with long straight jaws

Forceps with long straight jaws

Measurements:
length 184 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A202258 Pt45
type:
forceps
Cranial trephine with cylindrical saw blade

Cranial trephine with cylindrical saw blade

Cranial trephine with cylindrical saw blade

Measurements:
length 127 mm
diameter 19 mm
Materials:
steel and brass
Object Number:
A202258 Pt46
type:
cranial trephines
Cranial trephine with cylindrical saw blade

Cranial trephine with cylindrical saw blade

Cranial trephine with cylindrical saw blade

Measurements:
length 124 mm
diameter 28 mm
Materials:
steel and brass
Object Number:
A202258 Pt47
type:
cranial trephines
Gall stone forceps

Gall stone forceps

Gall stone forceps, possibly Anderson's

Measurements:
length 224 mm
width 50 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A202258 Pt48
type:
gall stone forceps
Double ended skull elevator

Double ended skull elevator

Double ended skull elevator

Measurements:
length 156 mm
width 11 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A202258 Pt49
type:
skull elevators
Gouge with wooden handle

Gouge with wooden handle

Gouge with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 151 mm
width 27 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt50
type:
gouges
Handle for cranial trephine

Handle for cranial trephine

Handle for cranial trephine

Measurements:
length 95 mm
diameter 25 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt51
type:
handles
Naevus needle with wooden handle

Naevus needle with wooden handle

Naevus needle with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 185 mm
width 14 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt52
type:
naevus needles
Wordsworth's cautery needle

Wordsworth's cautery needle

Wordsworth's cautery needle

Measurements:
length 163 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt53
type:
cautery needles
Glass bottle with ground glass stopper

Glass bottle with ground glass stopper

Glass bottle with ground glass stopper

Measurements:
height 100 mm
width 18 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A202258 Pt54
type:
bottles
Piston action syringe

Piston action syringe

Piston action syringe

Measurements:
length 144 mm
diameter 25 mm
Materials:
metal , glass and ivory
Object Number:
A202258 Pt55
type:
syringes
Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Measurements:
length 111 mm
width 9 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A202258 Pt56
type:
forceps
Metal probe

Metal probe

Metal probe

Measurements:
length 147 mm
diameter 3 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A202258 Pt57
type:
probes
Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Measurements:
length 44 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A202258 Pt58
type:
cannulae
Folding plastic ruler advertising Glendenning's beef and malt wine

Folding plastic ruler advertising Glendenning's beef and malt wine

Folding plastic ruler advertising Glendenning's beef and malt wine, made in USA

Measurements:
length 302 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
plastic
Object Number:
A202258 Pt59
type:
folding rule
Metal retractor

Metal retractor

Metal retractor

Measurements:
length 204 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A202258 Pt60
type:
retractors
Silver catheter

Silver catheter

Silver catheter, hallmarked

Measurements:
length 138 mm
width 21 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A202258 Pt61
type:
catheters
Wooden styptic holder

Wooden styptic holder

Wooden styptic holder

Measurements:
length 73 mm
diameter 9 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A202258 Pt62
type:
styptic holders
Glass rod

Glass rod

Glass rod

Measurements:
length 152 mm
diameter 6 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A202258 Pt63
type:
rods
Director with scoop at one end

Director with scoop at one end

Director with scoop at one end

Measurements:
length 118 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A202258 Pt64
type:
director - surgical instrument
Combined probang and coin catcher

Combined probang and coin catcher

Combined probang and coin catcher

Measurements:
length 473 mm
diameter 16 mm
Materials:
sponge , metal and whalebone
Object Number:
A202258 Pt65
type:
probangs
Caustic applicator

Caustic applicator

Caustic applicator

Measurements:
length 181 mm
diameter 10 mm
Materials:
plastic and metal
Object Number:
A202258 Pt66
type:
applicators
Porcupine quill

Porcupine quill

Porcupine quill

Measurements:
length 208 mm
diameter 7 mm
Object Number:
A202258 Pt67
type:
quills
Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Measurements:
length 39 mm
diameter 6 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A202258 Pt68
type:
cannulae

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