Trephination set

Made:: 1911-1935 in London

maker:: Weiss, John

Trephination set

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

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

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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