Trephination set
- Made:
- United Kingdom
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Trephination set, by Still, in wooden case, British
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A616086
- Materials:
- case, wood, case, brass and case, velvet, lined
- Measurements:
-
case: length 204 mm
case: width 184 mm
case: height 40 mm
- type:
- trephination sets
Parts
Skull saw with wooden handle
Skull saw with wooden handle
Skull elevator with wooden handle
Skull elevator with wooden handle
Double-ended skull forceps
Double-ended skull forceps
- Measurements:
-
length 146 mm
width 22 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A616086 Pt4
- type:
- skull forceps
Cranial trephine with two bits
Cranial trephine with two bits
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