Trephination set

Made:
1803-1847 in London
maker:
William Smith
Trephination set

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Trephination set, cased, by William Smith, London, English, 1803-1847

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A137406
Materials:
case, wood, case, velvet, lined and case, brass
type:
trephination sets
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Knife with wooden scale tang handle

Knife with wooden scale tang handle

Knife with wooden scale tang handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A137406 Pt1
type:
knives
Skull elevator with wooden scale tang handle

Skull elevator with wooden scale tang handle

Skull elevator with wooden scale tang handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A137406 Pt2
type:
skull elevators
Double-ended skull forceps

Double-ended skull forceps

Double-ended skull forceps

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A137406 Pt3
type:
skull forceps
Brush with ivory handle

Brush with ivory handle

Brush with ivory handle

Materials:
bristle and ivory
Object Number:
A137406 Pt4
type:
brushes
Cranial trephine with two interchangeable bits

Cranial trephine with two interchangeable bits

Cranial trephine with two interchangeable bits

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A137406 Pt5
type:
cranial trephines
Hey's skull saw with wooden scale tang handle

Hey's skull saw with wooden scale tang handle

Hey's skull saw with wooden scale tang handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A137406 Pt6
type:
skull saws

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