Trephination set

Made:: 1771-1830 in London

Trephination set

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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

Details

Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A616271

Materials:: case, wood, case, velvet, lined and case, brass

Measurements:: overall: 54 mm x 211 mm x 190 mm,

type:: trephination sets

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Parts

Brush ivory handle

Brush ivory handle

Brush ivory handle

Measurements:: length 255 mm
width 23 mm

Materials:: bristle and ivory

Object Number:: A616271 Pt1

type:: brushes

Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Measurements:: length 139 mm
width 25 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A616271 Pt2

type:: rugines

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Measurements:: length 128 mm
diameter 21 mm

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A616271 Pt3

type:: lenticulars

Skull forceps

Skull forceps

Skull forceps

Measurements:: length 150 mm
width 51 mm

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A616271 Pt4

type:: skull forceps

Skull elevator with wooden handle

Skull elevator with wooden handle

Skull elevator with wooden handle

Measurements:: length 138 mm
width 91 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A616271 Pt5

type:: skull elevators

Cranial trephine with two bits

Cranial trephine with two bits

Cranial trephine with two bits

Measurements:: length 137 mm
width 92 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A616271 Pt6

type:: cranial trephines