Pocket surgical instrument set

Pocket surgical instrument set

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Pocket surgical instrument set, in rolled leather case, incomplete, with instruments by Hamon, Weiss and Blackwell, probably English, 1801-1850

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A134341
Materials:
case, leather
Measurements:
overall (case folded): 36 mm x 92 mm x 170 mm,
type:
surgical instrument set

Parts

Curved probe-ended bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Curved probe-ended bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Curved probe-ended bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Blackwell, Bedford Court, London, 1826-1843

Materials:
blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134341 Pt6
type:
bistouries
Double-ended tongue depressor

Double-ended tongue depressor

Double-ended tongue depressor, steel

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A134341 Pt11
type:
tongue depressors
Leaf-shaped probe

Leaf-shaped probe

Leaf-shaped probe, steel

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A134341 Pt12
type:
probes
Fenestrated probe

Fenestrated probe

Fenestrated probe, steel

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A134341 Pt13
type:
probes
Spatula with fraenum shield

Spatula with fraenum shield

Spatula with fraenum shield, steel

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A134341 Pt14
type:
spatulas
Caustic applicator

Caustic applicator

Caustic applicator, in wood and ivory screw case

Object Number:
A134341 Pt15
type:
applicators
Steel forceps with ring handles

Steel forceps with ring handles

Steel forceps with ring handles

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A134341 Pt16
type:
forceps
3 rolls of suture wire

3 rolls of suture wire

3 rolls of suture wire

Materials:
steel (wire)
Object Number:
A134341 Pt17
type:
sutures
3 suture pins in paper packet

3 suture pins in paper packet

3 suture pins in paper packet, steel

Materials:
steel and packet, paper
Object Number:
A134341 Pt18
type:
suture pins