Pocket surgical instrument set

Made:: 1670-1850

Pocket surgical instrument set

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Pocket surgical instrument set, in silver-mounted fishskin case, inscribed Samuel Capel, French(?), 1670-1850

Details

Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A138115

Materials:: case, fishskin, case, wood, csae, steel and case, silver

Measurements:: case: length 157 mm
case: width 62 mm
case: thickness 27 mm

type:: surgical instrument sets

credit:: Glendining

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Parts

Folding knife

Folding knife

Folding knife, steel, with silver-mounted tortoiseshell sheath, by Yarret, thought to be French

Measurements:: folded: length 97 mm

Materials:: steel , sheath, silver , sheath, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell

Object Number:: A138115 Pt1

type:: knives

Folding lancet

Folding lancet

Folding lancet, steel, in silver-mounted tortoiseshell sheath, by Yarret, thought to be French

Measurements:: folded: length 88 mm

Materials:: steel , sheath, silver , sheath, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell

Object Number:: A138115 Pt2

type:: lancets

Combined tongue depressor and spatula

Combined tongue depressor and spatula

Combined tongue depressor and spatula, silver, with open work design

Measurements:: length 132 mm

Materials:: silver

Object Number:: A138115 Pt3

type:: tongue depressors

2 silver instruments possibly holders for needles or caustic

2 silver instruments possibly holders for needles or caustic

2 silver instruments possibly holders for needles or caustic, with screw caps on ends

Measurements:: max: length 110 mm

Materials:: silver

Object Number:: A138115 Pt4

type:: unidentified

Double-ended silver probe

Double-ended silver probe

Double-ended silver probe

Measurements:: length 138 mm

Materials:: silver

Object Number:: A138115 Pt5

type:: probes