Pocket surgical instrument set

Made:
1851-1900
Pocket surgical instrument set

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Pocket surgical instrument set, in rolled leather case, owned by Surg.-Capt. C.T. Blackwell, British, 1851-1900

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A139647
Materials:
case, leather and case, brass
Measurements:
case folded: length 134 mm
case folded: width 72 mm
case folded: thickness 40 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Abscess knife

Abscess knife

Abscess knife, combined Syme and scalpel blades folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Medical Supply Association, Edinburgh

Measurements:
folded: length 89 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A139647 Pt1
type:
abscess knife
Steel lancet with tortoiseshell sheath

Steel lancet with tortoiseshell sheath

Steel lancet with tortoiseshell sheath, by Medical Supply Association, Edinburgh

Measurements:
length 55 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A139647 Pt2
type:
lancets
Combined Syme's abscess knife and gum lancet

Combined Syme's abscess knife and gum lancet

Combined Syme's abscess knife and gum lancet, steel, folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Maw, London, 1851-1900

Measurements:
folded: length 92 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A139647 Pt3
type:
abscess knife
Combined Syme's and Paget's abscess knives folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Combined Syme's and Paget's abscess knives folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Combined Syme's and Paget's abscess knives folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Fannin and Co., Dublin, 1850-1900

Measurements:
folded: length 91 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A139647 Pt4
type:
abscess knife
Steel lancet between tortoiseshell scales (chipped)

Steel lancet between tortoiseshell scales (chipped)

Steel lancet between tortoiseshell scales (chipped), by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
length 58 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A139647 Pt5
type:
lancets
Combined tongue depressor and spatula

Combined tongue depressor and spatula

Combined tongue depressor and spatula, silver

Measurements:
length 130 mm
width 18 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A139647 Pt6
type:
tongue depressors
Hinged tongue depressor

Hinged tongue depressor

Hinged tongue depressor, plated metal

Measurements:
length 93 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
metal (plated)
Object Number:
A139647 Pt7
type:
tongue depressors
Catheter with detachable male and female heads

Catheter with detachable male and female heads

Catheter with detachable male and female heads, silver

Measurements:
max, section: length 131 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A139647 Pt8
type:
catheters
Hypodermic syringe with graduated glass barrel in silver-plated case

Hypodermic syringe with graduated glass barrel in silver-plated case

Hypodermic syringe with graduated glass barrel in silver-plated case

Measurements:
in case: length 78 mm
case: diameter 10 mm
Materials:
glass , metal (plated) and case, metal (silver plated)
Object Number:
A139647 Pt9
type:
hypodermic syringes
Fenestrated probe

Fenestrated probe

Fenestrated probe, silver-plated

Measurements:
length 128 mm
Materials:
silver (plated)
Object Number:
A139647 Pt11
type:
probes
Combined probe and hook

Combined probe and hook

Combined probe and hook, silver-plated

Measurements:
length 123 mm
Materials:
silver (plated)
Object Number:
A139647 Pt12
type:
probes
2 packets of straight steel suture needles by Fannin and Co

2 packets of straight steel suture needles by Fannin and Co

2 packets of straight steel suture needles by Fannin and Co., Dublin, 1850-1900

Measurements:
packet: length 84 mm
packet: width 35 mm
Materials:
steel and packet, paper
Object Number:
A139647 Pt13
type:
suture needles
Roll of suture wire

Roll of suture wire

Roll of suture wire

Measurements:
roll: diameter 29 mm
Materials:
metal, wire
Object Number:
A139647 Pt14
type:
sutures
Handwritten list of contents

Handwritten list of contents

Handwritten list of contents, paper

Measurements:
length 96 mm
width 58 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A139647 Pt15
type:
contents lists

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