Pocket surgical instrument set

Made:
1801-1850 in Europe
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

Folding knife with tortoiseshell sheath

Folding knife with tortoiseshell sheath

Folding knife with tortoiseshell sheath, by Hamon

Measurements:
folded: length 88 mm
folded: width 10 mm
Materials:
blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134341 Pt1
type:
knives
1 bistoury, curved and pointed

1 bistoury, curved and pointed

1 bistoury, curved and pointed, folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Hamon

Measurements:
folded: length 90 mm
folded: width 10 mm
Materials:
blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134341 Pt2
type:
bistouries
Curved bistoury probe-ended

Curved bistoury probe-ended

Curved bistoury probe-ended, folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Hamon

Measurements:
folded: length 100 mm
folded: width 10 mm
Materials:
blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134341 Pt3
type:
bistouries
Aneurism needle folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Aneurism needle folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Aneurism needle folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Hamon

Measurements:
folded: length 81 mm
chordal folded: width 32 mm
Materials:
blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134341 Pt4
type:
aneurism needles
Tenaculum folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Tenaculum folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Tenaculum folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Hamon

Measurements:
folded: length 66 mm
chordal folded: width 26 mm
Materials:
blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134341 Pt5
type:
tenaculums
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

Measurements:
folding: length 101 mm
folding: width 12 mm
Materials:
blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134341 Pt6
type:
bistouries
Gum lancet

Gum lancet

Gum lancet, steel, folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Weiss, London, 1830-1837

Measurements:
folded: length 83 mm
folded: width 12 mm
Materials:
blae, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134341 Pt7
type:
gum lancets
Double-ended tongue depressor

Double-ended tongue depressor

Double-ended tongue depressor, steel

Measurements:
length 148 mm
max: width 18 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A134341 Pt11
type:
tongue depressors
Leaf-shaped probe

Leaf-shaped probe

Leaf-shaped probe, steel

Measurements:
length 148 mm
head: width 9 mm
stem: width 2 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A134341 Pt12
type:
probes
Fenestrated probe

Fenestrated probe

Fenestrated probe, steel

Measurements:
length 151 mm
max: width 4 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A134341 Pt13
type:
probes
Spatula with fraenum shield

Spatula with fraenum shield

Spatula with fraenum shield, steel

Measurements:
length 148 mm
max: width 24 mm
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

Measurements:
length 158 mm
width 47 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A134341 Pt16
type:
forceps
3 rolls of suture wire

3 rolls of suture wire

3 rolls of suture wire

Measurements:
paper mount, approx.: length 111 mm
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

Measurements:
approx: length 52 mm
Materials:
steel and packet, paper
Object Number:
A134341 Pt18
type:
suture pins
Hook, steel with tortoiseshell handle

Hook, steel with tortoiseshell handle

Hook, steel with tortoiseshell handle

Measurements:
length 157 mm
max: width 8 mm
Materials:
steel (plated) and tortoiseshell, ? material
Object Number:
A134341 Pt19
type:
hooks
Bullet probe

Bullet probe

Bullet probe, plated metal

Measurements:
length 158 mm
max: width 3 mm
Materials:
metal (plated)
Object Number:
A134341 Pt20
type:
bullet probes

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