Pocket surgical instrument set in 3-fold leather case

Made:: 1803-876 in Paris

maker:: Charrière

Pocket surgical instrument set in 3-fold leather case

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pocket surgical instrument set in 3-fold leather case, incomplete, by Charriere, Paris, 1803-1876

Details

Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A134336

Materials:: case, leather and case, silver

Measurements:: case, closed: length 180 mm
case, closed: width 67 mm
case, closed: thickness 29 mm

type:: surgical instrument sets

Cite this page

Rights

We encourage the use and reuse of our collection data.

Data in the title, made, maker and details fields are released under Creative Commons Zero . Descriptions and all other text content are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence

Download

Download catalogue entry as json

Download manifest IIIF

Our records are constantly being enhanced and improved, but please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information shown on this website.

Parts

Phimosis forceps, steel, by Charriere, Paris, 1803-1876

Phimosis forceps

Phimosis forceps, steel, by Charriere, Paris, 1803-1876

Measurements:: length 138 mm

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A134336 Pt1

type:: phimosis forceps

Scissors, steel

Scissors, steel

Scissors, steel

Measurements:: length 170 mm

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A134336 Pt2

type:: scissors

Knife, blade steel, handle bone, by Morette, Paris, 1790-1876

Knife, blade steel

Knife, blade steel, handle bone, by Morette, Paris, 1790-1876

Measurements:: total: length 147 mm
approx: length 50 mm
handle: width 12 mm

Materials:: steel and bone

Object Number:: A134336 Pt3

type:: knives

Folding tenaculum in tortoiseshell sheath with sliding lock, blade steel

Folding tenaculum in tortoiseshell sheath with sliding lock

Folding tenaculum in tortoiseshell sheath with sliding lock, blade steel

Measurements:: length 73 mm

Materials:: steel and tortoiseshell

Object Number:: A134336 Pt4

type:: tenaculums

Steel lancet, between horn scales, by Pailloux, French

Steel lancet

Steel lancet, between horn scales, by Pailloux, French

Measurements:: length 65 mm

Materials:: steel and horn, ? material

Object Number:: A134336 Pt5

type:: lancets

Pair of combined grooved directors with guard

Pair of combined grooved directors with guard

Pair of combined grooved directors with guard

Measurements:: approx: length 155 mm
max: width 22 mm

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A134336 Pt6

type:: director - surgical instrument