Trephination set

Made:
1771-1830 in France
maker:
Lichtenberger

Trephination set, cased, by Lichtenberger, French, late 18th or early 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A616097
Materials:
case, leather, covered, case, wood and case, brass
Measurements:
case: length 330 mm
case: width 217 mm
case: height 84 mm
type:
trephination sets

Parts

Skull saw with wooden handle

Skull saw with wooden handle

Skull saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 176 mm
width 19 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616097 Pt1
type:
skull saws
Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 156 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616097 Pt2
type:
rugines
Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 156 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616097 Pt3
type:
rugines
Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 151 mm
diameter 16 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616097 Pt4
type:
lenticulars
Two double-ended skull elevators

Two double-ended skull elevators

Two double-ended skull elevators

Measurements:
length 151 mm
width 16 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A616097 Pt5
type:
skull elevators
Brush with wooden handle

Brush with wooden handle

Brush with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 106 mm
diameter 25 mm
Materials:
bristle and wood
Object Number:
A616097 Pt6
type:
brushes
Cranial screw with loop handle

Cranial screw with loop handle

Cranial screw with loop handle

Measurements:
length 90 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A616097 Pt7
type:
screws
Brace and bit cranial trephine with five bits

Brace and bit cranial trephine with five bits

Brace and bit cranial trephine with five bits

Measurements:
length 308 mm
width 106 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616097 Pt8
type:
cranial trephines
Leather covered wooden case for trephination set, by Lichtenberger, French, late 18th or early 19th century

Leather covered wooden case for trephination set

Leather covered wooden case for trephination set, by Lichtenberger, French, late 18th or early 19th century

Measurements:
case: length 330 mm
case: width 217 mm
case: height 84 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , leather and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
A616097 Pt9
type:
instrument cases

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