Trephination set

Made:
1911-1935 in London
maker:
Weiss, John
Trephination set

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Trephination set, cased, by Weiss, English, 1911-1935

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A616085
Materials:
case, brass, case, velvet, lined and case, wood
Measurements:
case: length 264 mm
case: width 151 mm
case: height 45 mm
type:
trephination sets

Parts

Three skull saws

Three skull saws

Three skull saws

Measurements:
length 174 mm
width 42 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A616085 Pt1
type:
skull saws
Chisel with plastic handle

Chisel with plastic handle

Chisel with plastic handle

Measurements:
length 147 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A616085 Pt2
type:
chisels
Skull elevator with plastic handle

Skull elevator with plastic handle

Skull elevator with plastic handle

Measurements:
length 151 mm
width 16 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A616085 Pt3
type:
skull elevators
Lenticular with plastic handle

Lenticular with plastic handle

Lenticular with plastic handle

Measurements:
length 146 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A616085 Pt4
type:
lenticulars
Brush with ivory handle

Brush with ivory handle

Brush with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 56 mm
width 21 mm
Materials:
bristle and ivory
Object Number:
A616085 Pt5
type:
brushes
Double-ended skull forceps

Double-ended skull forceps

Double-ended skull forceps

Measurements:
length 144 mm
width 37 mm
Materials:
steel and plastic
Object Number:
A616085 Pt6
type:
skull forceps
Cranial trephine with three bits

Cranial trephine with three bits

Cranial trephine with three bits

Measurements:
length 114 mm
width 95 mm
Materials:
plastic , steel and brass
Object Number:
A616085 Pt7
type:
cranial trephines

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