Trephination set

Made:
1771-1830 in London
Trephination set

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Trephination set, cased, by W. Pepys, English, late 18th or early 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A616269
Materials:
case, wood, case, brass and case, velvet, lined
Measurements:
case: length 215 mm
case: width 190 mm
case: height 46 mm
type:
trephination sets

Parts

Skull elevators

Skull elevators

Skull elevators

Measurements:
length 180 mm
diameter 19 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616269 Pt1
type:
skull elevators
Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 138 mm
diameter 28 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616269 Pt2
type:
rugines
Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 133 mm
diameter 21 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616269 Pt3
type:
lenticulars
Skull forceps

Skull forceps

Skull forceps

Measurements:
length 131 mm
width 54 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A616269 Pt4
type:
skull forceps
Cranial trephine with three bits

Cranial trephine with three bits

Cranial trephine with three bits

Measurements:
length 128 mm
width 91 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616269 Pt5
type:
cranial trephines

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