Surgical instrument set

Made:
1803-1855 in London
maker:
Evans and Company
Surgical instrument set

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Surgical instrument set, cased, Evans and Co., Old Change, London, English, 1803-1855

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A500485
Materials:
case, metal and case, velvet, lined
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Amputation saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 355 mm
height 100 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500485 Pt1
type:
amputation saws
Three amputation knives with wooden handles

Three amputation knives with wooden handles

Three amputation knives with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 372 mm
width 23 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500485 Pt2
type:
amputation knives
Four scalpels with wooden handles

Four scalpels with wooden handles

Four scalpels with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 167 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500485 Pt3
type:
scalpels
Hollow curved needle with wooden handle

Hollow curved needle with wooden handle

Hollow curved needle with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 174 mm
width 25 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500485 Pt4
type:
needles
Tentaculum with wooden handle

Tentaculum with wooden handle

Tentaculum with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 137 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500485 Pt5
type:
tentaculums
Hook with wooden handle

Hook with wooden handle

Hook with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 157 mm
width 14 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500485 Pt6
type:
hooks
Two straight bistouries with wooden handles

Two straight bistouries with wooden handles

Two straight bistouries with wooden handles

Measurements:
length 182 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500485 Pt7
type:
bistouries
Straight bistoury with wooden handle

Straight bistoury with wooden handle

Straight bistoury with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 180 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500485 Pt8
type:
bistouries
Eight glass test-tubes

Eight glass test-tubes

Eight glass test-tubes

Measurements:
length 98 mm
diameter 14 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A500485 Pt9
type:
test tubes
Three wooden containers holding glass capillary

Three wooden containers holding glass capillary

Three wooden containers holding glass capillary

Measurements:
container: length 108 mm
container: diameter 11 mm
Materials:
tubing, glass and container, wood
Object Number:
A500485 Pt10
type:
capillary tubes
Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Measurements:
length 233 mm
width 54 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500485 Pt11
type:
bone cutting forceps
Finger saw with wooden handle

Finger saw with wooden handle

Finger saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 199 mm
width 25 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500485 Pt12
type:
amputation saws
Curved bistoury with wooden handle

Curved bistoury with wooden handle

Curved bistoury with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 178 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500485 Pt13
type:
bistouries
Naevus needle with wooden handle

Naevus needle with wooden handle

Naevus needle with wooden handle, by Mathews, Portugal Street, London, English

Measurements:
length 168 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500485 Pt14
type:
naevus needles
Curved needle with wooden handle

Curved needle with wooden handle

Curved needle with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 125 mm
width 11 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500485 Pt15
type:
needles
Hernia bistoury with ivory handle

Hernia bistoury with ivory handle

Hernia bistoury with ivory handle, English

Measurements:
length 175 mm
width 18 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A500485 Pt16
type:
bistouries
Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Metal cannula

Measurements:
length 45 mm
diameter 12 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A500485 Pt17
type:
cannulas
Two trocars, wooden handles

Two trocars, wooden handles

Two trocars, wooden handles

Measurements:
length 111 mm
width 18 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500485 Pt18
type:
trocars
Cranial trephines with wooden handle

Cranial trephines with wooden handle

Cranial trephines with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 119 mm
width 106 mm
Materials:
brass , steel and wood
Object Number:
A500485 Pt19
type:
cranial trephines
Double-ended skull elevator

Double-ended skull elevator

Double-ended skull elevator

Measurements:
length 165 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500485 Pt20
type:
skull elevators
Hollow needle with wooden handle

Hollow needle with wooden handle

Hollow needle with wooden handle, by Ferguson, English

Measurements:
length 205 mm
width 14 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A500485 Pt21
type:
needles
Suture needle

Suture needle

Suture needle

Measurements:
length 115 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500485 Pt22
type:
suture needles
Combined director and scoop

Combined director and scoop

Combined director and scoop

Measurements:
length 115 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A500485 Pt23
type:
scoops
Whalebone probang

Whalebone probang

Whalebone probang

Measurements:
length 268 mm
diameter 16 mm
Materials:
sponge and whalebone
Object Number:
A500485 Pt24
type:
probangs
Tentaculum which folds into tortoiseshell handle

Tentaculum which folds into tortoiseshell handle

Tentaculum which folds into tortoiseshell handle

Measurements:
closed: length 69 mm
width 28 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A500485 Pt25
type:
tentaculums
Bistoury which folds into tortoiseshell handle

Bistoury which folds into tortoiseshell handle

Bistoury which folds into tortoiseshell handle

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A500485 Pt26
type:
bistouries

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