Trephination set

Trephination set

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Trephination set, cased, by Laundy, English, late 17th or early 18th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A616273
Materials:
case, velvet, lined, case, wood and case, steel
type:
trephination sets
credit:
Court

Parts

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616273 Pt1
type:
lenticulars
Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616273 Pt2
type:
rugines
Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616273 Pt3
type:
scalpels
Skull elevators with wooden handle

Skull elevators with wooden handle

Skull elevators with wooden handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616273 Pt4
type:
skull elevators
Brush with ivory handle

Brush with ivory handle

Brush with ivory handle

Materials:
bristle and ivory
Object Number:
A616273 Pt5
type:
brushes
Cranial trephine with three bits

Cranial trephine with three bits

Cranial trephine with three bits

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616273 Pt7
type:
cranial trephines