Surgical instrument sets

Made:
1843 in Paris
maker:
Charrière
Surgical instrument sets, case, for use by French Navy

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Surgical instrument sets, case, for use by French Navy
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Surgical instrument sets, case, for use by French Navy, by Charriere, French, 1843

Parts

Two amputation knives with double-edged blades

Two amputation knives with double-edged blades

Two amputation knives with double-edged blades

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt2
type:
amputation knives
Bistoury which folds into plastic handle

Bistoury which folds into plastic handle

Bistoury which folds into plastic handle

Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A500484 Pt3
type:
bistouries
Scalpel, blade of which folds into handle

Scalpel, blade of which folds into handle

Scalpel, blade of which folds into handle

Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A500484 Pt4
type:
scalpels
Scalpel, blade of which folds in to handle

Scalpel, blade of which folds in to handle

Scalpel, blade of which folds in to handle

Materials:
steel and horn
Object Number:
A500484 Pt5
type:
scalpels
Small brush with handle. Hern

Small brush with handle. Hern

Small brush with handle. Hern

Materials:
bristle and horn
Object Number:
A500484 Pt6
type:
brushes
Tentaculum with wooden handle

Tentaculum with wooden handle

Tentaculum with wooden handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt8
type:
tentaculums
Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt9
type:
rugines
Double-ended skull elevator

Double-ended skull elevator

Double-ended skull elevator

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500484 Pt10
type:
skull elevators
Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt11
type:
lenticulars
Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt12
type:
amputation saws
Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500484 Pt13
type:
forceps
Metal catheter

Metal catheter

Metal catheter

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A500484 Pt14
type:
catheters
Chain saw with wooden handles

Chain saw with wooden handles

Chain saw with wooden handles

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt15
type:
chain saws
Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500484 Pt16
type:
forceps
Spring forceps for holding needle

Spring forceps for holding needle

Spring forceps for holding needle, by Blanc, French

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500484 Pt18
type:
needle holders
Brace-and-bit trephine with three bits

Brace-and-bit trephine with three bits

Brace-and-bit trephine with three bits

Materials:
brass , steel and wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt19
type:
cranial trephines
Two cautery irons without handles

Two cautery irons without handles

Two cautery irons without handles

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500484 Pt21
type:
cautery
Combined with hook and scoop

Combined with hook and scoop

Combined with hook and scoop

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500484 Pt23
type:
hooks
Knife with blade folds into handle

Knife with blade folds into handle

Knife with blade folds into handle

Materials:
steel and horn
Object Number:
A500484 Pt24
type:
knives
Two knives with wooden handles

Two knives with wooden handles

Two knives with wooden handles

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt25
type:
knives
Two knives with double cutting edges and wooden handles

Two knives with double cutting edges and wooden handles

Two knives with double cutting edges and wooden handles

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500484 Pt26
type:
knives
Screw, possibly for removing cranial rondelles

Screw, possibly for removing cranial rondelles

Screw, possibly for removing cranial rondelles

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt27
type:
screws
Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A500484 Pt28
type:
cannulas
Long probe with threaded tip

Long probe with threaded tip

Long probe with threaded tip

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt29
type:
screws
Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A500484 Pt30
type:
cannulas
Metal tube

Metal tube

Metal tube, curved in which fits flexible metal strip with terminal swelling

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500484 Pt31
type:
catheters
Double-ended instrument

Double-ended instrument

Double-ended instrument, possibly a type of chisel

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt32
type:
chisels
Bistoury with wooden handle

Bistoury with wooden handle

Bistoury with wooden handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt33
type:
bistouries
Bistoury with blade which folds into handle

Bistoury with blade which folds into handle

Bistoury with blade which folds into handle

Materials:
steel and horn
Object Number:
A500484 Pt34
type:
bistouries
Dental key with four interchangeable claws

Dental key with four interchangeable claws

Dental key with four interchangeable claws

Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A500484 Pt35
type:
dental keys
Two trocars with wooden handles

Two trocars with wooden handles

Two trocars with wooden handles

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt36
type:
trocars
Two silver cannulae

Two silver cannulae

Two silver cannulae

Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A500484 Pt37
type:
cannulas
Steel scissors

Steel scissors

Steel scissors

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500484 Pt38
type:
scissors
Unidentified instrument

Unidentified instrument

Unidentified instrument, similar to sponge holder

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500484 Pt41
type:
unidentified
Pearse's trocar with wooden handle

Pearse's trocar with wooden handle

Pearse's trocar with wooden handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt42
type:
trocars
Cannula for use with Pearse's trocar

Cannula for use with Pearse's trocar

Cannula for use with Pearse's trocar

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A500484 Pt43
type:
cannulas
Two Petit's screw tourniquets

Two Petit's screw tourniquets

Two Petit's screw tourniquets

Materials:
brass and suede
Object Number:
A500484 Pt44
type:
tourniquets
Double-ended skull elevator

Double-ended skull elevator

Double-ended skull elevator, by Arnold and Sons, English

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500484 Pt45
type:
skull elevators
Forceps with serrated jaws

Forceps with serrated jaws

Forceps with serrated jaws

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500484 Pt47
type:
forceps
Forceps with curved serrated jaws

Forceps with curved serrated jaws

Forceps with curved serrated jaws

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500484 Pt48
type:
forceps
Possibly a needle holder

Possibly a needle holder

Possibly a needle holder

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt49
type:
needle holders
Stricture staffs or director

Stricture staffs or director

Stricture staffs or director

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500484 Pt50
type:
stricture staffs
Three scalers with wooden handles

Three scalers with wooden handles

Three scalers with wooden handles

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt51
type:
scalers
Forceps with serrated jaws

Forceps with serrated jaws

Forceps with serrated jaws, by Galante, French

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500484 Pt52
type:
forceps
Parts of two Morel's tourniquets

Parts of two Morel's tourniquets

Parts of two Morel's tourniquets

Object Number:
A500484 Pt53
type:
tourniquets
Wooden scoop

Wooden scoop

Wooden scoop, function unknown

Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A500484 Pt54
type:
unidentified