Pocket surgical instrument set in miniature wallet

Made:
1870-1910 in London
maker:
S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson
Pocket surgical instrument set in miniature wallet

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Pocket surgical instrument set in miniature wallet, incomplete, by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1910

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A202632
Materials:
case, leather, case, brass and case, velvet
Measurements:
case folded: length 89 mm
case folded: width 53 mm
case folded: thickness 26 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Glendining

Parts

Caustic applicator in silver case, by S, Maw Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1910

Caustic applicator in silver case

Caustic applicator in silver case, by S, Maw Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1910

Measurements:
case: length 71 mm
case: diameter 9 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A202632 Pt1
type:
applicators
Abscess lancet, steel, between tortoiseshell scales, by Stodart, London, 1801-1839

Abscess lancet

Abscess lancet, steel, between tortoiseshell scales, by Stodart, London, 1801-1839

Measurements:
length 72 mm
width 14 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A202632 Pt2
type:
abscess lancet
Curved bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Ewing, Liverpool, mid 19th century

Curved bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Curved bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Ewing, Liverpool, mid 19th century

Measurements:
folded: length 80 mm
folded: width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A202632 Pt3
type:
bistouries
Folding gum lancet, steel, with tortoiseshell sheath, by S. Maw, London

Folding gum lancet

Folding gum lancet, steel, with tortoiseshell sheath, by S. Maw, London

Measurements:
folded: length 80 mm
folded: width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A202632 Pt4
type:
gum lancets

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