Amputation set

Made:
1851-1900 in London
maker:
Coxeter
Amputation set

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Amputation set, cased, by Coxeter, English, probably second half 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A600557
Materials:
case, wood, case, brass and case, velvet, lined
Measurements:
case: length 416 mm
case: width 130 mm
case: height 62 mm
type:
amputation sets

Parts

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 382 mm
height 101 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600557 Pt1
type:
amputation saws
Petit's screw tourniquets

Petit's screw tourniquets

Petit's screw tourniquets

Measurements:
folded: length 112 mm
folded: width 55 mm
Materials:
brass and cloth
Object Number:
A600557 Pt2
type:
tourniquets
Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Measurements:
length 227 mm
closed: width 36 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A600557 Pt3
type:
bone cutting forceps
Packet of curved suture needles by Joseph Gray and Son, English, 1878-1900

Packet of curved suture needles by Joseph Gray and Son

Packet of curved suture needles by Joseph Gray and Son, English, 1878-1900

Measurements:
packet: length 62 mm
packet: width 31 mm
Materials:
packet, paper and needle, steel
Object Number:
A600557 Pt4
type:
suture needles
Packet of silk ligature

Packet of silk ligature

Packet of silk ligature

Measurements:
packet: length 81 mm
packet: width 32 mm
Materials:
packet, paper and ligature, silk
Object Number:
A600557 Pt5
type:
sutures
Three amputation knives with wooden handles

Three amputation knives with wooden handles

Three amputation knives with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 387 mm
width 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A600557 Pt6
type:
amputation knives

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