Case containing two amputation knives by Simpson

Made:
1830-1850 in Edinburgh
maker:
Simpson

Case containing two amputation knives by Simpson, Edinburgh, c. 1840

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A500463
Materials:
blades, steel, handles, wood, case, wood, case, leather and case, velvet
Measurements:
case: length 428 mm
case: width 34 mm
case: height 35 mm
knife 1: length 377 mm
knife 1: width 23 mm
knife 2: length 307 mm
knife 2: width 21 mm
type:
amputation knives

Parts

Amputation knife, one of two

Amputation knife, one of two

Amputation knife, one of two, by Simpson, Edinburgh, c. 1840

Measurements:
knife 1: length 377 mm
knife 1: width 23 mm
Materials:
steel (metal) and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
A500463 Pt1
type:
amputation knives
Amputation knife, one of two

Amputation knife, one of two

Amputation knife, one of two, by Simpson, Edinburgh, c. 1840

Measurements:
knife 2: length 307 mm
knife 2: width 21 mm
Materials:
steel (metal) and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
A500463 Pt2
type:
amputation knives
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Case for two amputation knives by Simpson

Case for two amputation knives by Simpson

Case for two amputation knives by Simpson, Edinburgh, c. 1840

Measurements:
case: length 428 mm
case: width 34 mm
case: height 35 mm
Materials:
leather , velvet and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
A500463 Pt3
type:
amputation knives
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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